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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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Working-age Black Americans with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are more likely to use steroids, go to the ER, and be hospitalized for their IBD than their white peers, according to a new study.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Queensland Ambulance Service added the women made their way to an ambulance station at approximately 6 p.m. and declined to be hospitalized.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by the marine animal Sunday in Long Beach, about 24 miles south of Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles and KTLA5 reported.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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