definitions

hospitalize

[ hos-pi-tl-ahyz ]
/ ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), hos·pi·tal·ized, hos·pi·tal·iz·ing.

to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.

Nearby words

hospitalist, hospitality, hospitality suite, hospitalization, hospitalization insurance, hospitalize, hospitaller, hospitalman, hospitium, hospodar, host
Also especially British, hos·pi·tal·ise.

Origin of hospitalize

First recorded in 1900–05; hospital + -ize

Related forms

re·hos·pi·tal·ize, verb (used with object), re·hos·pi·tal·ized, re·hos·pi·tal·iz·ing.un·hos·pi·tal·ized, adjective
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Examples from the Web for hospitalised

  • Older victims of norovirus infection—the Queen will turn 87 next month—are most often hospitalised to combat dehydration.

    Queen Leaves Hospital|Tom Sykes|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

  • Older victims of norovirus infection – the Queen is 86 - are most often hospitalised to combat dehydration.

    How Sick Is The Queen?|Tom Sykes|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

  • The news comes after the her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, was  hospitalised twice with a bladder infection last year.

    Queen Has Trots|Tom Sykes|March 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hospitalised

hospitalize

hospitalise

/ (ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to admit or send (a person) into a hospital
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