as in to nurse
to place (someone) in a hospital for care or treatment
The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
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Recent Examples of hospitalize
That same year, Young Noble suffered a severe heart attack and was hospitalized before eventually being discharged.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
Two people were hospitalized, but later discharged.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Authorities said 14 people were hospitalized after the incident, including three who remained in critical condition at a New Jersey hospital as of July 3.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Fourteen others were wounded, including several who were hospitalized in critical condition, according to police.
—Tom Liddy, ABC News, 3 July 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
Two people were hospitalized, but later discharged.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Authorities said 14 people were hospitalized after the incident, including three who remained in critical condition at a New Jersey hospital as of July 3.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Fourteen others were wounded, including several who were hospitalized in critical condition, according to police.
—Tom Liddy, ABC News, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
Verb
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Rebekka Card was nursing her 4-month-old son, Hayden, when the unthinkable happened.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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When plants fail to perform as expected, gardeners often reach for fertilizer or the watering hose, trying to nurse plants into production.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Verb
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While many performers cultivate a cohesive closet for both on and off the stage (see: Billie Eilish and her love of baggy attire, or Beyoncé and her love of red, white, and blue), Lana treats her public persona as something entirely separate.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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The victim, who both outlets reported is from Winter Park, was transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors contend the women were often drugged before they were raped.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
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Black Finnegan has drugged us and flown us from Ruritania over the threshold of the unreal across the Atlantic and woken us up in New York, New York, USA, Reality.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Verb
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At the first session Stuart attended, the students read part of a text, and then Annabel asked them for their ideas on the passage.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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On Friday, even the triple-digit heat couldn’t keep her away from seeing Ludacris and attending the fair.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Some advocates have called for changes in the way medical marijuana is dosed out to patients.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Years after dosing a bunch of people’s smoothies without their consent at her Tranquillum House resort, Masha Dmitrichenko is a global celebrity, the inspiration behind a bestselling book called Nine Perfect Strangers, and the target of several federal investigations.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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