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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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Wishing the best in a long recovery for Pat Micheletti, 62, the Gophers men’s hockey runner-up to John Mayasich in career scoring, after being hospitalized at Mayo Clinic for 24 days due to a virus that spread to nerves.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
The hospital currently has 19 beds for children who need to be hospitalized, but do not need intensive care, Chadwick said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Greene, who is still hospitalized, was ordered held without bail Friday night.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 6 Apr. 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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