English Explanatory Dictionary

hospitalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.
  2. To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.
  3. To cause (a person) to require hospitalization.
  4. Said of an injury or illness.
  5. Said of an assailant or other person.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hospitalize.wav

Word forms

hospitalize hospitalizes hospitalizing hospitalized hospitalise

Etymology

From hospital + -ize. Piecewise doublet of hotelize.

Derived words

dehospitalize hospitalizable hospitalization hospitalizer rehospitalize

Translations

Turkish: hastanelik etmek
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