hospitalize

[ hos-pi-tl-ahyz ]

/ ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌaɪz /

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.

Words nearby hospitalize

hospitalist, hospitality, hospitality suite, hospitalization, hospitalization insurance, hospitalize, hospitaller, hospitalman, hospitium, hospodar, host

Also especially British, hos·pi·tal·ise.

Origin of hospitalize

First recorded in 1900–05; hospital + -ize

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, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hospitalised

Older victims of norovirus infection—the Queen will turn 87 next month—are most often hospitalised to combat dehydration.
Queen Leaves Hospital|Tom Sykes|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Older victims of norovirus infection – the Queen is 86 - are most often hospitalised to combat dehydration.
How Sick Is The Queen?|Tom Sykes|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The news comes after the her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, was hospitalised twice with a bladder infection last year.
Queen Has Trots|Tom Sykes|March 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hospitalised

hospitalize

hospitalise

/ (ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to admit or send (a person) into a hospital

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