hospitalize
verb/ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪz/
/ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪz/
(British English also hospitalise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hospitalize | /ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪz/ /ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it hospitalizes | /ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple hospitalized | /ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪzd/ /ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle hospitalized | /ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪzd/ /ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form hospitalizing | /ˈhɒspɪtəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːspɪtəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to send somebody to a hospital for treatment
- be hospitalized Eight people were hospitalized after receiving bullet wounds.
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