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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Aside from the three fatalities, four people were hospitalized including two men, both 35, who were in critical condition, and two other men, 37 and 38, who sustained minor injuries, according to the fire department.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Shipley was released from the hospital in January after being hospitalized in critical condition for more than a week.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Family and lawyers are seeking answers after learning Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman detained in North Texas by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was hospitalized after a medical episode Friday.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Police are investigation a stabbing in Waterbury on Friday that left a man hospitalized in critical condition.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Shipley was released from the hospital in January after being hospitalized in critical condition for more than a week.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Family and lawyers are seeking answers after learning Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman detained in North Texas by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was hospitalized after a medical episode Friday.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Police are investigation a stabbing in Waterbury on Friday that left a man hospitalized in critical condition.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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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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