transcription, транскрипция: [ hɒspɪtəlaɪz ]
( hospitalizes, hospitalizing, hospitalized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'hospitalise'
If someone is hospitalized , they are sent or admitted to hospital.
Most people do not have to be hospitalized for asthma or pneumonia.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
• hos‧pi‧tali‧za‧tion
Occasionally hospitalization is required to combat dehydration.
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