hospitalize — to admit someone to a hospital for medical treatment
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to admit someone to a hospital for medical treatment
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪz/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother was hospitalized after she tried to teach her smartphone how to cook.
- The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient for further observation.
- He was hospitalized for exhaustion after binge-watching 47 episodes of his favorite series.
hospitalize
VERB[/ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪz/]
to admit someone to a hospital for medical treatment
💡 Concept
After the accident, doctors had to hospitalize him for a week of recovery.
🎵 Rhyme
Analyze the signs, realize we must hospitalize!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪz/
🌳Etymology
Roothospital
Suffix--ize
🎵Rhyme
capitalizerealizeanalyze
capitalize
realize
analyze
🔗Collocations
hospitalize immediately
hospitalize a patient
be hospitalized for
hospitalize due to illness
temporarily hospitalized
hospitalize against one's will
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother was hospitalized after she tried to teach her smartphone how to cook.”
“The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient for further observation.”
😄 Fun example
“He was hospitalized for exhaustion after binge-watching 47 episodes of his favorite series.”
“The serious car accident required them to hospitalize three victims.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
admitinstitutionalizeconfinetreat
Antonyms
dischargereleasedismiss
Related
hospitalpatientmedicaltreatmentadmissionward
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