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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On Easter Day in 2019, a sweating and erratic Kay — who was allegedly vomiting and dancing with his shirt off — was taken home from the stadium and later hospitalized.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Richardson sustained the injury and was hospitalized after a stretching band snapped, sending an attached pole forcibly against his face.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message Thursday to thank people for their prayers for his recovery, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Multiple students at Princeton Middle School were hospitalized last week after eating THC gummies on school grounds, according to Sharonville police.
—Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Richardson sustained the injury and was hospitalized after a stretching band snapped, sending an attached pole forcibly against his face.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message Thursday to thank people for their prayers for his recovery, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Multiple students at Princeton Middle School were hospitalized last week after eating THC gummies on school grounds, according to Sharonville police.
—Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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