overinstitutionalize

verb

To institutionalize excessively.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

verboverinstitutionalize (third-person singular simple present overinstitutionalizes, present participle overinstitutionalizing, simple past and past participle overinstitutionalized)

present singular third person overinstitutionalizes · participle present overinstitutionalizing · participle past overinstitutionalized · past overinstitutionalized

  1. transitiveTo institutionalize excessively.

Origin

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APA

overinstitutionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinstitutionalize

MLA

“overinstitutionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinstitutionalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overinstitutionalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overinstitutionalize.

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