send vs institutionalize

send and institutionalize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
send	No	No	Yes	No
institutionalize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, send and institutionalize are synonyms defined as:

send and institutionalize: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

Other synonyms of send include charge, commit, institutionalise.

send (verb)	institutionalize (verb)
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
transfer
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
assign to a station
to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
transport commercially
cause to go somewhere
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution