hospitalize

hos·pi·tal·ize

transitive verb \ˈhäs-ˌpi-tə-ˌlīz\

hos·pi·tal·izedhos·pi·tal·iz·ing

Definition of HOSPITALIZE

: to place in a hospital as a patient

— hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion \ˌhäs-ˌpi-t^əl-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Examples of HOSPITALIZE

1. The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.

First Known Use of HOSPITALIZE

circa 1899

hos·pi·tal·ize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

hos·pi·tal·izedor chiefly British ; hos·pi·tal·ised; hos·pi·tal·iz·ingor chiefly British ; hos·pi·tal·is·ing

Medical Definition of HOSPITALIZE

: to place in a hospital as a patient <the child was hospitalized at once for diagnosis and treatment—Journal of the American Medical Association>

Variants of HOSPITALIZE

hos·pi·tal·ize or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·ise \ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-^əl-ˌīz, häs-ˈpit-^əl-ˌīz\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation)