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deinstitutionalize

/dˌiˌɪnstɪtˌuʃənəlˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-in-sti-tu-tion-al-ize
IPA
/dˌiˌɪnstɪtˌuʃənəlˌaɪz/
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform deinstitutionalization upon; to free from an institution or from dependence upon an institution.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English institutionalize English deinstitutionalize From de- + institutionalize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

deinstitutionalizes (present, singular) deinstitutionalizing (participle, present) deinstitutionalized (participle, past) deinstitutionalized (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce deinstitutionalize?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˌiˌɪnstɪtˌuʃənəlˌaɪz/.
What does deinstitutionalize mean?
To perform deinstitutionalization upon; to free from an institution or from dependence upon an institution.
Where does deinstitutionalize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English institutionalize English deinstitutionalize From de- + institutionalize.

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