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hospitalize

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hos·pi·tal·ize  (hspt-l-z)
tr.v. hos·pi·tal·ized, hos·pi·tal·iz·ing, hos·pi·tal·iz·es
To place in a hospital for treatment, care, or observation.

hospitalize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to admit or send (a person) into a hospital
hospitalization
-isation n
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Verb1.hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
institutionalise, institutionalize, commit, send, charge - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
Translations
Spanish hospitalize [ˈhɔspɪtəlaɪz] vthospitalizar
French hospitalize [ˈhɔspɪtəlaɪz] vthospitaliser
German hospitalize [ˈhɔspɪtəlaɪz] hospital vtins Krankenhaus einweisen
Italian hospitalize [ˈhɔspɪtəlaɪz] vtricoverare (in or all'ospedale)

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