institutionalized

• Qualifie quelque chose qui est devenu partie intégrante d'un système, d'une organisation ou d'une société établie, impliquant souvent une perte d'individualité ou de flexibilité. Peut aussi désigner une personne placée dans une institution (comme un hôpital psychiatrique) de façon prolongée.

Describes something that has been made a part of an established system, organization, or society, often implying a loss of individuality or flexibility.

1. Placed in an institutionB2formal

   Officially placed or committed to a specialized institution, such as a hospital, prison, or care facility.

   Placé en institution

   • After the trial, he was institutionalized for psychiatric care.
   • Many elderly patients become institutionalized in nursing homes.
   • The court ordered that the offender be institutionalized for treatment.

   Synonymescommittedconfinedimprisoned

   Antonymesdischargedfree

2. Made part of a systemC1formal

   Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system.

   institutionnalisé

   • The practice has become institutionalized in the company's culture.
   • Corruption was institutionalized in the regime for decades.
   • These rituals are now institutionalized within the organization.

   Synonymescodifiedembeddedestablishedformalizedincorporatedstandardizedstructured

   Antonymesdecentralizedinformalunorganizedunregulatedunstructured

• Verbe signifiant faire entrer quelque chose dans un système établi, une organisation ou une société, souvent par des règles ou structures formelles ; ou rendre officiel et permanent un usage, une pratique ou une norme.

A verb meaning to make something a part of an established system, organization, or society, often through formal rules or structures.

1. Admit to an institutionB2formalbritish

   To place or commit a person, especially someone with a mental or physical condition, into a specialized facility for care or treatment.

   interner

   • After the diagnosis, the family decided to institutionalise their elderly relative.
   • The court ordered to institutionalise the patient for his own safety.
   • Many people were wrongly institutionalised in the past due to lack of understanding.

   Synonymesadmitcommitconfineplaceput awaysection

2. Establish as a normC1formalbritish

   To make something a standard or accepted part of a system, organization, or society.

   Établir comme norme

   • The company aims to institutionalise a culture of continuous learning.
   • New policies were introduced to institutionalise ethical practices.
   • It took years to institutionalise these reforms in the education system.

   Synonymesembedentrenchformalizeregularizesystematize