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institutionalize(dictionary)
institutionalize(dictionary)

de-institutionalize (iou)



de-institutionalize verb trans. Chiefly N. Amer. Also de-institutionalise. M20.
[from DE- 3 + INSTITUTIONALIZE.]
Remove from a mental etc. institution; free from the effects of a long period spent in an institution. Chiefly as de-institutionalized ppl adjective.
de-institutionali'zation noun L20.