institutionalized
adjective
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized
| \ ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnə-ˌlīzd
, -shə-nə-ˌlīzd\
, -shə-nə-ˌlīzd\
Definition of institutionalized
1a
: created and controlled by an established organization
institutionalized housing institutionalized religion
b
: established as a common and accepted part of a system or culture
institutionalized beliefs and practices
2a
: placed in the care of a specialized institution
At first, the researchers … confine their studies to serial killers, mass murderers, institutionalized sociopaths …
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institutionalized
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of institutionalized
: created and controlled by an established organization
: established as a common and accepted part of a system or culture
—used to describe a person who has been living in an insitution (such as a prison) for a very long time and is no longer able to live an independent life in the outside world
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institutionalized
adjective
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized
variants:
or chiefly British institutionalised \ ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnəl-ˌīzd, -shən-ᵊl-
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Medical Definition of institutionalized
: accustomed so firmly to the care and routine of an institution as to find independent life in the outside world difficult or unmanageable
Many prisoners who only need a drug or alcohol program become more institutionalized with each mandatory return.— Robert L. Johnson, Undoing Time, 2001