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 2018, Murdoch suffered a serious back injury while vacationing on Lachlan’s yacht in the Caribbean and was taken by helicopter off the boat and later hospitalized in Los Angeles hospital.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Three people were hospitalized and two face charges.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Three other teens in the vehicle were hospitalized with moderate to major injuries, and investigators said speed was a factor.
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Both Dominic and Davion were killed in the crash, while Mackenzie was hospitalized for her injuries and survived.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Three people were hospitalized and two face charges.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Three other teens in the vehicle were hospitalized with moderate to major injuries, and investigators said speed was a factor.
—Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Both Dominic and Davion were killed in the crash, while Mackenzie was hospitalized for her injuries and survived.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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