hospitalize
UK/'hɒspɪt(ə)laɪz/US/'hɒspitәlaiz/
B2
Definitions
v.
To admit someone to a hospital for medical treatment
使住院；送…住院治疗
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedhospitalguest, host, stranger
+
-izerelating to, having the nature of
=hospitalize
hospital + -ize ('to make / put into') = 'to put someone into a hospital.' A straightforward modern verb built on the noun hospital; usually used in the passive ('was hospitalized').
Usage Guide
Almost always passive: 'be hospitalized for/with [condition].' British English also spells it 'hospitalise.' The active form ('the doctor hospitalized him') is less common in everyday speech.
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was hospitalized for a week with pneumonia.
- 2.
Doctors decided to hospitalize her for further tests.
- 3.
Hundreds were hospitalized after the heatwave.