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hospitalize

One entry found.

Main Entry:
hos·pi·tal·ize
Variant(s):
or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·ise \ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-əl-ˌīz, häs-ˈpit-əl-ˌīz\ Listen to the pronunciation of hospitalise Listen to the pronunciation of hospitalise
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
hos·pi·tal·ized or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·ised; hos·pi·tal·iz·ing or chiefly British hos·pis·ing
: to place in a hospital as a patient <the child was hospitalized at once for diagnosis and treatment — Journal of the American Medical Association>
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