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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Three were treated and released, and two were still hospitalized as of Wednesday.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2024
One of the deaths being investigated involves an adult in North Dakota who wasn't hospitalized before dying, state officials have said.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
You are hospitalized, receiving IV fluids, or having surgery.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2024
The person who contracted listeria in Wisconsin has been hospitalized.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2024
One of the deaths being investigated involves an adult in North Dakota who wasn't hospitalized before dying, state officials have said.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
You are hospitalized, receiving IV fluids, or having surgery.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2024
The person who contracted listeria in Wisconsin has been hospitalized.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hospitalize
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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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