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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Ian McKellen, whose six-decade career on screen and stage included roles such as the wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, was hospitalized after falling from the stage during a performance in London on Monday.
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Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Six people died and five others were hospitalized, some with serious injuries, officials said.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 17 June 2024
One man was killed and a passenger was hospitalized after a sports car collided with a tree Sunday morning on a busy thoroughfare in the Arden Arcade section of Sacramento County, the California Highway Patrol said.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
Following an accident at the Noël Coward Theater in London, Sir Ian McKellen has been hospitalized.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
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Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Six people died and five others were hospitalized, some with serious injuries, officials said.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 17 June 2024
One man was killed and a passenger was hospitalized after a sports car collided with a tree Sunday morning on a busy thoroughfare in the Arden Arcade section of Sacramento County, the California Highway Patrol said.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
Following an accident at the Noël Coward Theater in London, Sir Ian McKellen has been hospitalized.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 June 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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