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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Some protesters threw scooters and barricades into roadways as officers continued trying to contain the crowd.
COAST-TO-COAST ANTI-ICE CHAOS CAUGHT ON CAMERA
By the end of the evening, APD made eight arrests, noting that a total of four officers were injured and hospitalized in the riots.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Two people were hospitalized following a shooting in New London on Thursday night.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
The East Oakland educator’s girlfriend, who was next to him, was hospitalized with multiple injuries.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Four of the survivors were hospitalized with injuries.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Two people were hospitalized following a shooting in New London on Thursday night.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
The East Oakland educator’s girlfriend, who was next to him, was hospitalized with multiple injuries.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Four of the survivors were hospitalized with injuries.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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