hospitalise

CEFRB2

/ˈhɔˌspɪtəˌlaɪz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To take someone to a hospital for medical treatment.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of hospitalize.

Examples

  • If you hospitalise him now, he will be exposed to the virus.

  • The importance of track workers obeying site rules has been stressed after a man was hospitalised after being hit by a moving road-rail vehicle (RRV) and falling into the 'four foot' between the rails.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The severe fall was enough to blank the elderly man.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From hospital + -ise.