reinstitutionalization

noun

The act or process of reinstitutionalizing.

OriginEnglish reinstitutionalize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English re- →
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Meanings

nounreinstitutionalization (countable and uncountable, plural reinstitutionalizations)

plural reinstitutionalizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of reinstitutionalizing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinstitution
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishinstitutional
  10. Englishinstitutionalize
  11. Englishreinstitutionalize
  12. Englishreinstitutionalization

From reinstitutionalize + -ation.

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APA

reinstitutionalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstitutionalization

MLA

“reinstitutionalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstitutionalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinstitutionalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstitutionalization.

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