To institutionalize
Example: The country decided to institutionalize social welfare reforms last year.
Definition
"To institutionalize" means to establish a practice, system, or organization as a formal and permanent part of a society or structure, often through official or legal means. For example, a country may institutionalize social welfare reforms by making them standard government policy.
Etymology
The verb "to institutionalize" derives from the noun "institution," which comes from the Latin 'institutio,' meaning arrangement or establishment. The suffix '-ize' was added to indicate the action of making something an institution. Did you know? The concept of institutionalizing practices became more prominent during the rise of formal bureaucracies in modern history.
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"To institutionalize" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - History - (C1) - set 1", containing 198 commonly used words.
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