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institutionalize

🇬🇧 UK/,ɪnstɪ'tuʃənəlaɪz/🇺🇸 US/,insti'tju:ʃәnәlaiz/
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Definitions

v.

To make something an established practice or norm; to place a person in an institution such as a hospital or prison.

使制度化;将(某人)送入机构(如医院或监狱)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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ststand, set, place
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itutsuffix
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ionact, process, state
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alrelating to, having the nature of
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izeto make, to become
=institutionalize

Common Collocations

  • 1.institutionalize values将价值观制度化
  • 2.institutionalize practices使做法制度化
  • 3.institutionalize reforms将改革制度化

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company worked to institutionalize its values so future leadership would maintain them.

  • 2.

    Many countries institutionalize environmental protection through laws and regulations.

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