WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| institucionalizar⇒ vtr | (hacer oficial) | make [sth] official v expr |
| | Deberían institucionalizar la siesta. |
| | They should make the siesta official. |
| institucionalizarse⇒ v prnl | (formalizarse) (US) | become institutionalized v expr |
| | (UK) | become institutionalised v expr |
| | (tradition) | become an institution v expr |
| | Las Fallas comenzaron como una fiesta de barrios pero terminaron por institucionalizarse y ahora son una fiesta oficial. |
| | The Fallas festival began as a neighborhood party but they ended up becoming institutionalized, and now it is an official festival. |
| Additional Translations |
| institucionalizarse v prnl | (asentarse un hábito) | become endemic, take root v expr |
| | (US) | become institutionalized v expr |
| | (UK) | become institutionalised v expr |
| | Durante los últimos años la corrupción se ha institucionalizado en el país. |
| | In recent years, corruption has become endemic (or: taken root) in the country. |
| institucionalizarse v prnl | (convertir en hábito) | become a tradition v expr |
| | En la familia de mi marido se ha institucionalizado la comida familiar el día de Reyes. |
| | In my husband's family, the family meal on the feast of Epiphany has become a tradition. |