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.
Also
especially British,
hos·pi·tal·ise.
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, adjectiveWords nearby hospitalize
hospitalist,
hospitality,
hospitality suite,
hospitalization,
hospitalization insurance,
hospitalize,
hospitaller,
hospitalman,
hospitium,
hospodar,
host
Example sentences from the Web for hospitalised
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 hospitalised
hospitalize
hospitalise
/ (ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to admit or send (a person) into a hospital