institutionalized
adjective
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adj
- Having been established as an institution.
“It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.”
- Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
“Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.”
- Having become dependent after a long time in, and unable to function outside of an institution, especially a prison.
verb
- simple past and past participle of institutionalize