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.
Recent Examples on the Web
At least seven children and one adult have been hospitalized in Alabama after a daycare van carrying elementary students went off the road and crashed into a tree.
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Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Because of his age and his medical history, Mr. Pryor was hospitalized for a time in Little Rock; his wife, who was asymptomatic, remained at home.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Nineteen people reported harmful reactions to botulinum toxin injections as of last Friday, including nine who were hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a release.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
The man was hospitalized in stable condition; his name and current condition were not released.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
One person has been hospitalized, the agencies added.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
None of them were hospitalized and none died, the health department reports in a news release issued on Thursday.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth police are investigating a possible domestic incident that hospitalized a person on Tuesday.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
Measles leaves about one-fifth of children hospitalized and about 1 in 1,000 with brain swelling.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Because of his age and his medical history, Mr. Pryor was hospitalized for a time in Little Rock; his wife, who was asymptomatic, remained at home.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Nineteen people reported harmful reactions to botulinum toxin injections as of last Friday, including nine who were hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a release.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
The man was hospitalized in stable condition; his name and current condition were not released.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
One person has been hospitalized, the agencies added.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
None of them were hospitalized and none died, the health department reports in a news release issued on Thursday.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth police are investigating a possible domestic incident that hospitalized a person on Tuesday.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
Measles leaves about one-fifth of children hospitalized and about 1 in 1,000 with brain swelling.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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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—Journal of the American Medical Association
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