hospitaliser
to hospitalize, to admit to hospital
verb oh-spee-tah-lee-ZEH Rare
Usage Note
Hospitaliser is the standard verb for admitting someone to hospital, always transitive — on l'a hospitalisé ('he was admitted to hospital'). The related noun is hospitalisation and the adjective hospitalisé describes a patient currently in hospital. It is neutral in register and used in both medical and news contexts.
Examples
"Il a été hospitalisé après l'accident."
Natural Translation
He was hospitalized after the accident.
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