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hospitalise

A form of hospitalize — To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.

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OriginEnglish hospital ← Middle English hospital ← Old French hospita →

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Meanings

verbhospitalise (third-person singular simple present hospitalises, present participle hospitalising, simple past and past participle hospitalised)

present singular third person hospitalises · participle present hospitalising · participle past hospitalised · past hospitalised

UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of hospitalize.
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.
2024 June 26, “Network News: RAIB stresses importance of road-rail vehicle vehicle safety procedures”, in RAIL, number 1012, page 17

Synonyms & antonyms

verbadmit into a hospital

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commit institutionalize institutionalise

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Origin

Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstis
Proto-Indo-European*pótis
Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstipotis
Proto-Italic*hostipotis
Latinhospes
Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
Latinhospitālis
Late Latinhospitāle
Old Frenchhospita
Middle Englishhospital
Englishhospital
Englishhospitalise

From hospital + -ise.

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APA

hospitalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalise

MLA

“hospitalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospitalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitalise.

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