hospitalize

especially British, hos·pi·tal·ise

[hos-pi-tl-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

hospitalized, hospitalizing 

1. to place in a hospital for medical care or observation.

   The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.

hospitalize

/ ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• rehospitalize verb (used with object)
• unhospitalized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitalize¹

First recorded in 1900–05; hospital + -ize

Example Sentences

Translations of Joseph’s letters to Van Gogh, hospitalized after the ear-cutting incident, were poignant testimony to their friendship.

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The person, who lived in Grays Harbor County, Wash., had been hospitalized earlier this month in Kings County, where Seattle is located.

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He was seriously injured in the crash and remains hospitalized.

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The person, who lived in Grays Harbor County, had been hospitalized earlier this month in Kings County, where Seattle is located.

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The last shot we see of Max is of her hospitalized in a coma, with broken bones and her concerned friends by her side.

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