verb

hospitalise

to hospitalize

They had to hospitalise him for treatment.

They had to hospitalize him for treatment.

((sb.)) ((for sth.)) to admit (sb.) to the hospital for (sth.) They had to hospitalize him for treatment.

Synonyms: admit (to hospital)

From 'hospital' + '-ize', a verb-forming suffix. It means to make someone a patient in a hospital.

The suffix '-ize' turns a noun into a verb. It turns 'hospital' into the action of putting someone in one.

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