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institutionalize

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtyu- /
VERB
standardize
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However, the tolling system would institutionalize rather than solve the friction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“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

The state’s universities, despite being leaders in the field, have struggled to institutionalize disability scholarship and to hire disabled faculty to teach it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

Over the next four years the Coalition implemented a number of key reforms to modernize the economy and institutionalize democratic reforms.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency