'institutionalized' definitions:
Definition of 'institutionalized'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" [syn: institutionalized, institutionalised] [ant: noninstitutionalised, noninstitutionalized]
adjective
Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" [syn: institutionalized, institutionalised]