section
verb [T] /ˈsek.ʃən/ UKDefinition
› to officially force someone who has mental health problems to stay in a hospital and receive treatment because they might harm themselves or other people: He was sectioned under section 4 of the Mental Health Act.Treating and caring for people
(Definition of section verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attention noun (CARE)
- bring sb to phrasal verb
- care noun (PROTECTION)
- hold a clinic idiom
- hospitalize verb
- intensive care noun
- kiss verb
- look after sb/sth phrasal verb
- mind verb (TAKE CARE OF)
- minister to sb phrasal verb
- ministrations noun
- nurse verb (TAKE CARE OF)
- patch sb/sth up phrasal verb
- paternal adjective
- referral noun
- set sb up phrasal verb (BENEFIT)
- soothe verb (PAIN)
- take sb in phrasal verb (CARE FOR)
- tend verb (CARE)
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