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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The woman was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
The woman was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
After undergoing weight-loss surgery, Jaz suffered an unexpected fall and was hospitalized again.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 July 2025
The Porsche driver was also hospitalized with serious injuries, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 12 Jul. 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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