Meanings
verbinstitutionalise (third-person singular simple present institutionalises, present participle institutionalising, simple past and past participle institutionalised)
present singular third person institutionalises · participle present institutionalising · participle past institutionalised · past institutionalised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of institutionalize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
Broader
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Cite this entry
APA
institutionalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutionalise
MLA
“institutionalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutionalise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “institutionalise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/institutionalise.
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