English adjective: institutionalized | |||
1. | institutionalized officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution | ||
Samples | Had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents. | ||
Synonyms | institutionalised | ||
Antonyms | noninstitutionalised, noninstitutionalized | ||
2. | institutionalized given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system | ||
Samples | Institutionalized graft. Institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan. | ||
Synonyms | institutionalised | ||
Similar | institutional | ||
Antonyms | noninstitutional | ||