hospitalize
[ hos-pi-tl-ahyz ]
/ ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), hos·pi·tal·ized, hos·pi·tal·iz·ing.
to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hospitalize
re·hos·pi·tal·ize, verb (used with object), re·hos·pi·tal·ized, re·hos·pi·tal·iz·ing.un·hos·pi·tal·ized, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for hospitalize
Older victims of norovirus infection—the Queen will turn 87 next month—are most often hospitalised to combat dehydration.
Older victims of norovirus infection – the Queen is 86 - are most often hospitalised to combat dehydration.
The news comes after the her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, was hospitalised twice with a bladder infection last year.
British Dictionary definitions for hospitalize
hospitalize
hospitalise
/ (ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to admit or send (a person) into a hospital
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