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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He was hospitalized with fever, difficulty swallowing and an extreme fear of water.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025
All eight of the students, aged between 16 and 17 years old, have been hospitalized, per CBS News and abc7.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Covid-19 hospitalization rates have decreased over time, but about 38,000 children were hospitalized with Covid-19 during the 2023-24 season, according to the CDC report – more than 1 hospitalization for every 1,900 kids.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Her boyfriend was hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 12 Dec. 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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