adjective
1. officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution (Freq. 1)
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had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents
• Syn: ↑institutionalised
• Ant: ↑noninstitutionalized
2. given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system (Freq. 1)
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institutionalized graft
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institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan
• Syn: ↑institutionalised
• Similar to: ↑institutional
Useful english dictionary. 2012.