hospitalize
verb
hos·pi·tal·ize
ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-tə-ˌlīz 
hospitalized; hospitalizing
: to place in a hospital as a patient
Examples of hospitalize in a Sentence
The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
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In their latest update, police said that as of July 21, two children and three adults remained hospitalized.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 21 July 2025
Hollis remains hospitalized after undergoing surgery, but is expected to recover.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
The outbreak has left four people hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Our little boy watched his world shift overnight—from the three of us, to a new baby and a mom suddenly hospitalized, with nothing certain.
—Xochil Rivera, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 21 July 2025
Hollis remains hospitalized after undergoing surgery, but is expected to recover.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
The outbreak has left four people hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Our little boy watched his world shift overnight—from the three of us, to a new baby and a mom suddenly hospitalized, with nothing certain.
—Xochil Rivera, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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hospitalize
verb
hos·pi·tal·ize
ˈhäs-ˌpit-ᵊl-ˌīz
hospitalized; hospitalizing
: to place in a hospital as a patient
Medical Definition
hospitalize
transitive verb
hos·pi·tal·ize
variants
or chiefly British hospitalise
hospitalized or chiefly British hospitalised; hospitalizing or chiefly British hospitalising
: to place in a hospital as a patient
the child was hospitalized at once for diagnosis and treatment—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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