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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Mari Tardiff, of Ashland, Oregon, was hospitalized for five months after drinking raw milk contaminated with campylobacter in 2008.
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Laura Ungar, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Metropolitan Police said the attack in the Golders Green area left two men, ages 34 and 76, hospitalized with knife wounds.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Dozens of people, including 13 who were hospitalized, were sickened with the same strain of salmonella that was linked to backyard poultry, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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Both Perez and the driver of the Altima were hospitalized as a result of the incident.
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Laura Ungar, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Metropolitan Police said the attack in the Golders Green area left two men, ages 34 and 76, hospitalized with knife wounds.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Dozens of people, including 13 who were hospitalized, were sickened with the same strain of salmonella that was linked to backyard poultry, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Both Perez and the driver of the Altima were hospitalized as a result of the incident.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 2 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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