Hospitalize
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hospitalize is a verb meaning To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.
Meaning
To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.
More Meanings
- (medicine, archaic) To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.
- (of an injury, illness, event, or person) To cause (a person) to require hospitalization.
Word Forms
- hospitalizes
- hospitalizing
- hospitalized
- hospitalise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hospitalise, admit, house, rehospitalize, commit, adhibit.
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