Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to.
- transitive verb To place (a person) in the care of an institution.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To turn into an institution; give institutional form or order to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
establish as a normal practice - verb to
commit a person to confinement in aninstitution
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
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Examples
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"But if you concentrate on blocks or certain neighborhoods, then you kind of institutionalize the block, and that's not the goal for people with disabilities, and it's not the goal for our neighborhoods, either."
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To enhance the U.S. ability to "infiltrate and combat enemy forces," the panel calls on Gates to "institutionalize" programs that develop "indigenous capacity to infiltrate and disrupt local terrorist networks," including "mapping complex and social landscapes, understanding relationships among key actors in insurgencies, [and] identifying the key goals of marginalized groups that could lead them to be recruited by terrorists."
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We have to find a way to "institutionalize" the Tonies of the world so all children are educated to their fullest potential, not just the few who were lucky enough to be born with parents who have the resources to negotiate school systems and provide all sorts of outside support.
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Spirituality belongs to itself, not old men in dresses (theologians) who "institutionalize" what should be eternally transcendent.
Right wing politics is institutional religion made flesh. 2008
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Responding to GOP claims that he pulled back from bipartisan talks and that his financial reform bill would "institutionalize" government bailouts, Senate Banking Committee Chairman
First Read Mark Murray 2010
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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said it would "institutionalize" government bailouts.
First Read Domenico Montanaro 2010
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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said it would "institutionalize" government bailouts.
First Read Domenico Montanaro 2010
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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said it would "institutionalize" government bailouts.
First Read Domenico Montanaro 2010
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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said it would "institutionalize" government bailouts.
First Read Domenico Montanaro 2010
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This session will highlight the multiple approaches taken by the ACCESS Project to "institutionalize" universal design for learning principles and measure their effectiveness.
Technology4Teachers 2010
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