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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Finch Walker, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Ashman, a Vietnam War veteran and substitute teacher, was initially hospitalized in critical condition but died about two weeks later.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Seven others remain hospitalized.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
She was hospitalized due to her injuries.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hospitalize
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 15 May. 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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