transinstitutionalize

verb

To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.

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Meanings

verbtransinstitutionalize (third-person singular simple present transinstitutionalizes, present participle transinstitutionalizing, simple past and past participle transinstitutionalized)

present singular third person transinstitutionalizes · participle present transinstitutionalizing · participle past transinstitutionalized · past transinstitutionalized

  1. transitiveTo transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.

Origin

From trans- + institutionalize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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