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transinstitutionalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
transin-sti-tu-tion-al-ize
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From trans- + institutionalize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

transinstitutionalizes (present, singular) transinstitutionalizing (participle, present) transinstitutionalized (participle, past) transinstitutionalized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

transinstitutionalization

Questions

What does transinstitutionalize mean?
To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.
Where does transinstitutionalize come from?
From trans- + institutionalize.

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