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deinstitutionalize
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize
[
d instə tshən'l z,
d instə tshnə lz
]
(
past and past participle
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized
,
present participle
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
release from institutional care:
to discharge a patient or client from institutional care, often in order to treat the person in his or her community
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion
[
d insti tshən'li záysh'n,
d instə tshnəli záysh'n,
d insti tshnəli záysh'n
]
noun
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de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion [ d insti tshən'li záysh'n, d instə tshnəli záysh'n, d insti tshnəli záysh'n ] noun
