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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Four hospitalized after boat catches fire off Long Beach.
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In these severe cases, patients may need to be hospitalized in order to breathe appropriately.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Four hospitalized after boat catches fire off Long Beach.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
In these severe cases, patients may need to be hospitalized in order to breathe appropriately.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In June, four Kansas City Royals fans were hospitalized for heat illness during an afternoon home game.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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