institutionalized

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institutionalized

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of institutionalize

adjective more institutionalized · most institutionalized

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.

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Closest in meaning: institutional, structured, formal, mainstreaming, systematic, systemic, strategic, established, embedded, detained, formalised, formalized, instituted, institutionalised, interned, placed

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@misc{institutionalized_2026,
  title = {institutionalized},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/institutionalized},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}