institutionalized

verb

  1. 1

    To establish as a normal practice

  2. 2

    To commit a person to confinement in an institution

adjective

  1. 1

    Having been established as an institution.

    It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.
  2. 2

    Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.

    Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.

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