English verb: institutionalise | |||
1. | institutionalise (possession) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution | ||
Samples | After the second episode, she had to be committed. He was committed to prison. | ||
Synonyms | charge, commit, institutionalize, send | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hospitalise, hospitalize | ||