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 sheriff said arrest warrants for murder were issued Monday for Franklin, who was hospitalized and would be taken into custody once released.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
More than 100,000 people have been hospitalized with the flu since October, according to CDC data.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Individuals hospitalized for serious infections with mild to moderate fevers may tend to do better than those without fever.5
In small children, high fevers can cause febrile seizures.
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The person, who was not identified, was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to the release.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
More than 100,000 people have been hospitalized with the flu since October, according to CDC data.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Individuals hospitalized for serious infections with mild to moderate fevers may tend to do better than those without fever.5
In small children, high fevers can cause febrile seizures.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
The person, who was not identified, was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to the release.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospitalize. Accessed 26 Jan. 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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