Institutionalize

institutionalize [ in-sti-TOO-shuh'-nl-ahyz ]
[ transitive verb ]

MEANING :
1. to make into or treat as an organization
2. to keep in a place reserved for the mentally sick

EXAMPLE 1 :
He had to be put in a straight jacket and institutionalized after he became irrationally violent.

EXAMPLE 2 :

Of course, toddlers who've been institutionalized since birth will be quicker to settle in.

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