institutionalize

英 [ˌɪnstɪ'tjuːʃənəlaɪz] 美 [ˌɪnstɪ'tuːʃənəlaɪz]

• v. 使制度化；使……机构化；把某人置于公共机构照料之下

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;

   "After the second episode, she had to be committed"
   "he was committed to prison"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. As an adult I can comprehend mental illness, even the need to institutionalize people.
   作为一个成年人，我可以理解，精神疾病，甚至有必要制度化。
2. A social worker suggested that she institutionalize her ageing father.
   社工建议她把年老的父亲送进养老院.

经典引文

• The Spaniards..had institutionalised torture under the guise of the Inquisition.

  出自： C. Francis

• A marvellous satirist..who had sold out to institutionalized religion.

  出自： M. Seymour

近反义词

【近义词】

• institutionalise 使制度化
• commit 犯罪
• charge 责任
• send 发送