Main Entry: hos·pi·tal·ize

Variant(s): or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·ise \ˈhäs-(ˌ)pit-^əl-ˌīz, häs-ˈpit-^əl-ˌīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): hos·pi·tal·ized or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·ised; hos·pi·tal·iz·ing or chiefly British hos·pi·tal·is·ing

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