hospitalize

verb

Definition of hospitalizenext
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 Sonia of Norway is 89 years old and in recent months has had minor health scares that led to her being hospitalized for a few days in the hospital. — Nuria Hernández, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026 That chapter of her life ended abruptly around age 12, when she was first hospitalized with valley fever, a lung illness that is common in parts of the Southwest. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026 The driver was one of the people who was hospitalized in critical condition. — Jack Moore, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 Police said the driver, identified as Ihor Demianenko of Valley Village, was also hospitalized but not in critical condition. — Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hospitalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
  1. nurse
  2. treat
  3. drug
  4. attend
  5. dose
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  • With Sam Darnold nursing a quad injury that could hold him out for a few weeks, the Seattle Seahawks are turning to former Broncos quarterback Drew Lock against the Arizona Cardinals.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, Ridly Greig was nursing his own lower-body injury, and Tyler Kleven was too sick to play.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of nurse
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  • Following Masias’ detainment, immigration agents who milled about the parking were nonresponsive to the protesters, who shouted at them through the locked fence surrounding the Moss building as Sacramento Fire Department personnel treated Masias.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The researchers say the cracks can be deliberately incorporated into the coating rather than treated as unwanted defects.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of treat
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  • But many visitors, like Mark, don’t report the criminals who drug and almost kill them.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • An inside man—a warehouse security guard—would drug the tea (or coffee) of his coworkers to knock them out.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Definition of drug
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  • The Vatican said Saturday that another 10,000 had attended, despite the morning rain and blustery, gray skies.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Jewish students should be able to attend class, enter campus buildings, and participate in student organizations without ancestry- or faith-based discrimination.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of attend
Verb
  • In 2024, 93% of US 3-year-olds had received at least one MMR dose, according to data from the CDC’s National Immunization Surveys, below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks of the highly contagious disease.
    — Katherine Dillinger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The first followed the longstanding recommendation that all newborns receive their first hepatitis B vaccine dose shortly after birth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dose

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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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