hospitalizeverb [ T usually passive ]
UK usually hospitalise uk/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl.aɪz/us/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl.aɪz/to take someone to hospital and keep them there for treatment:
His wife's been hospitalized for depression.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: treating & caring for people
- attention
- bedside manner
- bring
- care
- clinic
- domiciliary
- eye
- first-line treatment
- keep your/an eye on sth/sb idiom
- mind
- minister
- minister to sb
- modality
- nurse
- paternal
- referral
- section
- set sb up
- soothe
- tend
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