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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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
Bolsonaro hospitalized with pneumonia RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia and is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit, a hospital in the capital Brasilia said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Bolsonaro has been hospitalized multiple times since being stabbed at a campaign event before the 2018 presidential election.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said one person was hospitalized and another killed after a boat capsized on Lake Pueblo.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 18 Mar. 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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