Definition of Institutionalized

1. Adjective. Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution. "Had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents"

Exact synonyms: Institutionalised
Antonyms: Noninstitutionalized

2. Adjective. Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system. "Institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan"
Exact synonyms: Institutionalised
Similar to: Institutional

Definition of Institutionalized

1. Verb. (past of institutionalize) ¹

2. Adjective. of or relating to something that has been established as an institution ¹

3. Adjective. of or relating to someone who has been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Institutionalized

institutional practice
institutional racism
institutionalisation
institutionalisations
institutionalise
institutionalised
institutionalises
institutionalising
institutionalism
institutionalist
institutionalists
institutionality
institutionalization
institutionalizations
institutionalize
institutionalized (current term)
institutionalizes
institutionalizing
institutionally
institutionary
institutions
institutionwide
institutist
institutists
institutive
institutively
institutor
institutors
instop
instore

Literary usage of Institutionalized

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. No Minor Matter: Children in Maryland's Jails by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Michael Bochenek (1999)
"Civil Enforcement Under the Civil Rights of institutionalized Persons Act The Civil Rights of institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), enacted in 1980, ..."

2. The Changing Nature of Democracy by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, John Keane (1998)
"l0 A structure for peace: A democratic, interdependent, and institutionalized order Bruce Russett Three principles for a peaceful international order As the ..."

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