hospitalise
part of speech
verb (hospitalise, hospitalises, hospitalised, hospitalising); US spelling hospitalize
meaning for a pupil
To send someone to hospital or keep them there for treatment because they are ill or injured. tree →
sense in the lessons
In news and health lessons it describes serious illness or accidents: «Three people were hospitalised after the crash». In safety lessons it shows why we follow rules about roads, water and fire. It is usually used in the passive: «was hospitalised». Phrases: be hospitalised with, hospitalised for a week.
examples
- Grandad was hospitalised with pneumonia. tree →
- Two cyclists were hospitalised after the accident. tree →
- Heatstroke can be bad enough to hospitalise someone. tree →
- She was hospitalised for three days. tree →
- Wear a helmet: bad falls hospitalise many riders each year. tree →
- The flu outbreak hospitalised several elderly people. tree →
note
British spelling: hospitalise; American and often Canadian: hospitalize. Both are correct. Noun: hospitalisation. Usually passive: «was hospitalised». More formal than «taken to hospital».
Trees and pragmatics
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