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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Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
As of Saturday morning, all personnel had been accounted for and one person remained hospitalized, according to the agency.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Tim was also hospitalized for treatment of three abscesses of the liver — a complication from Whipple surgery, often caused by an infection or bacteria — in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Lachica was hospitalized at one center before being transferred to Abrazo Health Arrowhead after having a possible stroke and losing weight.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 15 Feb. 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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