institutionalized
IPA: ɪnstɪtˈuʃʌnʌɫaɪzd
adjective
- Having been established as an institution.
- Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
- (psychology) Having become dependent after a long time in, and unable to function outside of an institution, especially a prison.
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Examples of "institutionalized" in Sentences
- The son institutionalized his brother who is sick.
- In others, rape is institutionalized as sex trafficking.
- The shortfall is created by institutionalized depreciation of US money.
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