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Uncommoninstitutionalized
The correct spelling is institutionalized.
How to pronounce institutionalized
verb
Say it like: Ins-tit-ush-ona-liz-ed
The correct spelling is institutionalized. To establish as a normal practice For example: "It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices."
Usage Examples
“It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.”
“Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To establish as a normal practice
- 2.To commit a person to confinement in an institution
adjective
- 1.Having been established as an institution.
- 2.Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
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