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 Investigators on Wednesday morning arrested a man suspected in a July 30 Elk Grove hit-and-run that seriously injured a 74-year-old pedestrian, who remains hospitalized. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Jose Mejia Hernandez was hospitalized after ICE officers detained him last week. — Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 On or around July 10, Kebert began to experience symptoms of cyclosporiasis, and she was hospitalized on July 12 for two days, the lawsuit said. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 The alleged driver, a 20-year-old Dublin man, remained hospitalized on Tuesday. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 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 Chamarri Conner nursing a knee injury, Jaden Hicks and Alohi Gilman were stationed as the top safeties.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Tight ends show some promise Tight ends have gotten off to a quiet start in training camp, partly because of the injuries Greg Dulcich and Ben Sims were nursing.
    — Omar Kelly August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurse
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  • Highlights and experiences You could happily treat Luura as a gallery with a pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Your authority strengthens when your private foundation is not treated as optional.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 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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  • Full of music, dance, and vibrant colors, thousands of people gathered to attend the annual Boston Dominican parade and festival on Sunday afternoon.
    — Paul Burton, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Min Aung Hlaing also will attend a Myanmar-Russia Business Forum during the trip, MRTV said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of attend
Verb
  • The latest findings indicated the vest could reduce an astronaut’s radiation dose by about 60% in a solar storm as fierce as the one in 1972 and by nearly 40% in a calamity mirroring 1989.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Both phantoms were packed with thousands of dosimeters, tracking radiation dose over specific phases of the flight rather than just a cumulative total.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dose

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