institutionalized meaning and definition

INSTITUTIONALIZED adjective

Definition of institutionalized (adjective)

1. officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution
   • "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents"
   • synonyms: institutionalised
   • antonym: noninstitutionalised
2. given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system
   • "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan"
   • synonyms: institutionalised