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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She was hospitalized and has been discharged, a spokesperson for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said Thursday.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
In early September, Weinstein was hospitalized and underwent emergency heart surgery.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Shares fell as much as 7% after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders in the western part of the United States left one dead and 10 hospitalized.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Key Takeaways Investigators are looking into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, with 49 people sick and 10 hospitalized so far.
—Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
In early September, Weinstein was hospitalized and underwent emergency heart surgery.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Shares fell as much as 7% after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders in the western part of the United States left one dead and 10 hospitalized.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
Key Takeaways Investigators are looking into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, with 49 people sick and 10 hospitalized so far.
—Verywell Health Editors, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 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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