HOSPITALIZE


Meaning of HOSPITALIZE in English

/hos"pi tl uyz'/ , v.t., hospitalized, hospitalizing .

to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.

Also, esp. Brit., hospitalise .

[ 1900-05; HOSPITAL + -IZE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .