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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Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
According to the intelligence report, 89 Kenyans remain on the frontline, 39 have been hospitalized, and 28 are missing in action.
—Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
While no cause of death was given, Colón was reportedly hospitalized earlier this week with respiratory problems among other medical complications, according to Colombia One.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The attack took place in Russia’s Udmurt Republic, leaving 11 hurt, three of whom were hospitalized, according to a Telegram post by Sergei Bagin, the local health minister.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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