institutionalized

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 3.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of institutionalize
2. adjective Having been established as an institution.

   It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.

3. adjective 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.

4. adjective Having become dependent after a long time in, and unable to function outside of an institution, especially a prison.

Similar words

institutional structured formal mainstreaming systematic systemic strategic established embedded detained

Often followed by

in and as the racism by elderly children religion

Word family

insecure insecurities insecurity institute instituted institutes instituting institution institutional institutionalise