Meanings
verbdeinstitutionalize (third-person singular simple present deinstitutionalizes, present participle deinstitutionalizing, simple past and past participle deinstitutionalized)
present singular third person deinstitutionalizes · participle present deinstitutionalizing · participle past deinstitutionalized · past deinstitutionalized
- transitiveTo perform deinstitutionalization upon; to free from an institution or from dependence upon an institution.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishinstitutionalize
- Englishdeinstitutionalize
From de- + institutionalize.
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APA
deinstitutionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinstitutionalize
MLA
“deinstitutionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinstitutionalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deinstitutionalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinstitutionalize.
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