Spanish Conversation · Level 124
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Spanish word
hospitalizar
Pronunciation
IPA/ospitaliˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbhospitalize
Example
Si empeora, tendré que hospitalizar a María.
If she gets worse, I will have to hospitalize María.
More examples
La clínica decidió hospitalizar al niño por la infección.
The clinic decided to admit the child to the hospital for the infection.
Core concept
Admission of a patient to an inpatient bed for medical care.
Common phrases
hospitalizar a un niño
admit a child to the hospital
hospitalizar a alguien por una infección
admit someone to the hospital for an infection
Similar words
internar: Admits a patient into hospital to stay and receive ongoing treatment.
ingresar: Performs administrative admission and accepts a patient into the hospital.
Definition in Spanish
Admitir a una persona en un hospital para proporcionarle atención y observación médica durante su estancia.
Word origin
Formed by adding the Spanish suffix -izar to hospital (from Latin hospitāle/hospitalis), where -izar turns a noun into a verb meaning to cause or carry out the noun's action.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation ingresar or the reflexive hospitalizarse is often used to say someone was admitted, while hospitalizar tends to appear in medical or official contexts.
Opposites
- dar de altarelease from hospitalverb
Related words
- hospitalizaciónhospital admissionnoun
- hospitalariohospital-relatedadjective