Institutionalize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃənəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃənəlˌaɪz/

6 syllables Say it as /ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

After the second episode, she had to be committed
he was committed to prison

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

send charge institutionalise commit

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution “After the second episode, she had to be committed”

Word Forms

commitment	noun	the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
committal	noun	the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
institution	noun	a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

institutionalisieren

Grund für die Aufnahme; von Personen an eine Institution

🇫🇷French

institutionnaliser

faire admettre; de personnes à une institution

🇪🇸Spanish

institucionalizar

causa para ser admitido; de personas a una institución

🇮🇹Italian

istituzionalizzare

causa di ammissione; di persone ad un'istituzione

🇳🇱Dutch

geïnstitutionaliseerd

reden om te worden toegelaten; van personen aan een instelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

institucionalizar

causa para ser admitido; de pessoas para uma instituição

🇷🇺Russian

институционализировать

повод для поступления; лиц в учреждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संस्थागत

भर्ती होने का कारण; किसी संस्था के लिए व्यक्तियों का

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক করা

ভর্তি হওয়ার কারণ; একটি প্রতিষ্ঠানের ব্যক্তিদের

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுவனமாக்க

அனுமதிக்கப்படுவதற்கான காரணம்; ஒரு நிறுவனத்திற்கு நபர்களின்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంస్థాగతీకరించండి

ఒప్పుకోవడానికి కారణం; ఒక సంస్థకు వ్యక్తుల

🇮🇳Marathi

संस्थात्मक करणे

दाखल करण्याचे कारण; संस्थेतील व्यक्तींची

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંસ્થાકીયકરણ

દાખલ થવાનું કારણ; સંસ્થામાં વ્યક્તિઓની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಸ್ಥಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಾರಣ; ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാപനവൽക്കരിക്കുക

പ്രവേശിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള കാരണം; ഒരു സ്ഥാപനത്തിലേക്കുള്ള വ്യക്തികളുടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਸਥਾਗਤ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਲਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ادارہ جاتی بنانا

داخل کرنے کی وجہ؛ ایک ادارے میں افراد کی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

制度化

导致被录取；机构的人员数量

🇯🇵Japanese

制度化する

認められる原因となる。施設への人の数

🇰🇷Korean

제도화하다

인정을 받게 되다; 기관에 대한 사람의 수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thể chế hóa

nguyên nhân được thừa nhận; của người đối với một tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นสถาบัน

เหตุที่ต้องเข้ารับการรักษา; ของบุคคลไปยังสถาบัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melembagakan

alasan untuk diterima; orang ke suatu institusi

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing institusyonal

dahilan upang matanggap; ng mga tao sa isang institusyon

🇲🇾Malay

menginstitusikan

menyebabkan diterima masuk; orang kepada institusi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إضفاء الطابع المؤسسي

سبب القبول؛ من الأشخاص إلى المؤسسة

🇮🇷Persian

نهادینه کردن

علت پذیرش؛ افراد به یک موسسه

🇹🇷Turkish

kurumsallaştırmak

kabul edilme nedeni; kişilerin bir kuruma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַסֵד

גורם להתקבל; של אנשים למוסד

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