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Definition of: deinstitutionalize
(dē′in·sti·t
′shə·nə·līz, -ty′-) v.t. ·ized, ·iz·ing
1. To remove the institutional character from.
2. U.S. Colloq. To remove (someone) from an institution (def. 2).
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