hospitalize

verb

hos·pi·tal·ize ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-tə-ˌlīz

hospitalized; hospitalizing

Synonyms of hospitalize next

transitive verb

: to place in a hospital as a patient

hospitalization

ˌhä-(ˌ)spi-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən

noun

Examples of hospitalize in a Sentence

The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.

Recent Examples on the Web Deryck Whibley, the frontman for Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41, has been hospitalized for pneumonia. —

Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023 Soon after, the woman had a seizure and was hospitalized, according to the order. —

Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023 For those with severe illness, patients often need to be hospitalized and receive support treatments such as intravenous fluids. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2023 One person was killed and another hospitalized after a shooting erupted Thursday night near a music video set for rapper Sexyy Red in Florida. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023 Following the events, Megan was hospitalized and underwent surgery. —

Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023 This time, she was hospitalized for days and temporarily paralyzed. —

Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023 Rudolph, just 12 at the time, lost an eye in the blast and was hospitalized for weeks and continues to suffer the effects of her injuries. —

Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023 Most of those being hospitalized for COVID-19 are older people who are not current on their vaccinations. —

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