hospitalize
verb (used with object)
to place in a hospital for medical care or observation.
hospitalized
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past participleof hospitalize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hospitalize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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The children were taken into protective custody by county social workers after Aurora was hospitalized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Researchers from NYU Langone Health, City of Hope, and Memorial Sloan Kettering closely monitored 9,419 meals consumed by 173 hospitalized cancer patients and tracked changes in their gut microbiomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Later that day, Mr. McConnell attended his first Senate vote since a fall left him hospitalized in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I’ve missed work for appointments and used vacation days when she was hospitalized.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
While still hospitalized, he was summarily fired by his contract trainer.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
