institutionalize

• institutionalise (Commonwealth)

institutional +‎ -ize

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz/

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

1. to establish as a normal practice
   • 1980 August 16, Bennett Klein, “House Passes Anti-Gay Clause”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 6:

     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.

2. to commit a person to confinement in an institution

• institutionalization