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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The Associated Press later reported he was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, said the suspect was one of three students hospitalized with gunshot wounds after the shooting at Evergreen High School, located about 30 miles southwest of Denver.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Earlier that morning, another Minnesota lawmaker, State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, were shot in their home in nearby Champlin and hospitalized.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Celerino — who also uses the names Norberto Celerino Villalva, Grabien Martinez and Roberto Savaringo-Diabla — suffered major injuries and remained hospitalized Tuesday at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa.
—The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, said the suspect was one of three students hospitalized with gunshot wounds after the shooting at Evergreen High School, located about 30 miles southwest of Denver.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Earlier that morning, another Minnesota lawmaker, State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, were shot in their home in nearby Champlin and hospitalized.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Celerino — who also uses the names Norberto Celerino Villalva, Grabien Martinez and Roberto Savaringo-Diabla — suffered major injuries and remained hospitalized Tuesday at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa.
—The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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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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