institutionalize — to establish as a practice or norm; to admit someone to a long-term care facility
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to establish as a practice or norm; to admit someone to a long-term care facility
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/
Korean meaning: 제도화하다, 관례화하다; (정신병원 등에) 수용하다
Korean pronunciation: 인스티**튜**셔널라이즈
Example Sentences
- The pizza-for-breakfast policy was so popular that the school decided to institutionalize it permanently.
- Many organizations struggle to institutionalize their core values effectively.
- The elderly man was institutionalized after his family could no longer care for him.
institutionalize
VERB//ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz//
to establish as a practice or norm; to admit someone to a long-term care facility
Hospital administrator works to institutionalize new medical procedures
Should we nationalize, rationalize, or institutionalize?
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
라틴어 'instituere(설립하다)'에서 출발하여, institution(기관)에 -alize(~하게 만들다) 접미사가 결합된 형태입니다. 마치 기관의 벽돌을 하나씩 쌓아 올려 견고한 제도를 만드는 과정을 연상시킵니다.
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📝Examples
“The pizza-for-breakfast policy was so popular that the school decided to institutionalize it permanently.”
“Many organizations struggle to institutionalize their core values effectively.”
“The elderly man was institutionalized after his family could no longer care for him.”
“The company's 'nap time' policy became so successful they decided to institutionalize afternoon siestas.”
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