hospitalise

verb (hospitalise, hospitalises, hospitalised, hospitalising); US spelling hospitalize

«hospitalise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To send someone to hospital or keep them there for treatment because they are ill or injured. tree →

In the lessons

In news and health lessons it describes serious illness or accidents: «Three people were hospitalised after the crash». In safety lessons it shows why we follow rules about roads, water and fire. It is usually used in the passive: «was hospitalised». Phrases: be hospitalised with, hospitalised for a week.

Examples

Grandad was hospitalised with pneumonia. tree →
Two cyclists were hospitalised after the accident. tree →
Heatstroke can be bad enough to hospitalise someone. tree →
She was hospitalised for three days. tree →
Wear a helmet: bad falls hospitalise many riders each year. tree →
The flu outbreak hospitalised several elderly people. tree →

Note

British spelling: hospitalise; American and often Canadian: hospitalize. Both are correct. Noun: hospitalisation. Usually passive: «was hospitalised». More formal than «taken to hospital».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «hospitalise» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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