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institutionalize

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtyu- /
VERB
standardize
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“Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Voladores also grapple with how much they should seek to commercialize and institutionalize their culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

"The task is to solidify and institutionalize it," Feldman said.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

In our view, guest worker visa programs institutionalize workers' uncertain position instead of solving it.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2023

These hospitals are no longer mentioned after the dissolution of the London Company, nor were any other comparable measures taken during the century to institutionalize care for the sick.

From Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Hughes, Thomas Proctor