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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Nineteen cases are confirmed, with 17 hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its latest update.
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Both students were hospitalized with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, and a suspect was detained by police, according to a school district update.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Both students were hospitalized with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, and a suspect was detained by police, according to a school district update.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The health scare left him hospitalized and sparked rumors and conspiracy theories.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Dec. 2024
But some people have hospitalized with severe disease in other countries.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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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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