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institutionalizes

institutionalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of institutionalize.

Meaning of institutionalize

Verb

institutionalize (third-person singular simple present institutionalizes, present participle institutionalizing, simple past and past participle institutionalized)

  1. To establish as a normal practice.
    • Gary Orlando, legislative aid to McDonald, told GCN that the congressman sponsored the bill because "he does not want to institutionalize homosexual acts. We can't use funds to promote, legitimize, or accept this kind of behavior.1980 August 16, Bennett Klein, “House Passes Anti-Gay Clause”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 6
  2. To commit a person to confinement in an institution.

Questions about institutionalizes

What is institutionalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Institutionalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of institutionalize.

Words near institutionalizes in the dictionary

  1. institutionalizations
  2. institutionalize
  3. institutionalized
  4. institutionalizer
  5. institutionalizers
  6. institutionalizes
  7. institutionalizing
  8. institutionally
  9. institutionals
  10. institutionary
  11. institutionism

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