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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On average, around 20,000 children under 5 are said to be hospitalized annually, with younger children (under 6 months) facing the highest mortality risk, highlighting the importance of annual vaccination, according to the CDC.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Paul was hospitalized after suffering a broken jaw.
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Nearly 800 people were hospitalized statewide during the final week of 2025 alone, already surpassing levels seen during the same period last year.
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Svetlana Petrenko, spokeswoman of Russia’s main criminal investigation agency, the Investigative Committee, said those killed in the village of Khorly, where at least 100 civilians were celebrating New Year’s Eve, included two minors, while 31 people were hospitalized.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Paul was hospitalized after suffering a broken jaw.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Nearly 800 people were hospitalized statewide during the final week of 2025 alone, already surpassing levels seen during the same period last year.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Svetlana Petrenko, spokeswoman of Russia’s main criminal investigation agency, the Investigative Committee, said those killed in the village of Khorly, where at least 100 civilians were celebrating New Year’s Eve, included two minors, while 31 people were hospitalized.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 4 Jan. 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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