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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In 2021, he was hospitalized for six days in California due to a sepsis infection that had spread to his bloodstream.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Flashback: Clinton was previously hospitalized in California in 2021 when an infection spread to his bloodstream.
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And as recently as January, she was hospitalized for a month for septic shock—the doctors saw little chance of recovery.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Flashback: Clinton was previously hospitalized in California in 2021 when an infection spread to his bloodstream.
—Donica Phifer, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
And as recently as January, she was hospitalized for a month for septic shock—the doctors saw little chance of recovery.
—Theresa Pichler, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
Woodland police searching for suspect after 19-year-old shot, hospitalized
In:
OpenAI
Emily Mae Czachor
Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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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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