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institutionalize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize (also institutionalise British English) /ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz $ -ˈtuː-/ verb [transitive]  1. MHSS old-fashioned to put someone in an institution for old people, a mental hospital etc 把〔某人〕送到收容机构2 to make something a normal accepted part of a social system or organization 使成惯例;使制度化 the struggle to institutionalize equality for women 使妇女平等制度化的斗争
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institutionalizeWhat NAFTA did was institutionalize the economic reforms.
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institutionalize
institutionalize (also institutionalise British English) /ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz, ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz $ -ˈtuː-/ verb [transitive]
1. old-fashioned to put someone in an institution for old people, a mental hospital etc
2. to make something a normal accepted part of a social system or organization:
    the struggle to institutionalize equality for women


in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize AW (BrE also in·sti·tu·tion·al·ise) BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they institutionalize BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it institutionalizes BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple institutionalized BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle institutionalized BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form institutionalizing BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to send sb who is not capable of living independently to live in a special building (= an institution) especially when it is for a long period of time 将(生活不能自理的人)送到收容机构(或社会福利机构)~ sth to make sth become part of an organized system, society or culture, so that it is considered normal 使成惯例;使制度化 in·sti·tu·tion·al·iza·tion, in·sti·tu·tion·al·isa·tion BrE /ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˌtuːʃənələˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]