hospitalize

American  

[hos-pi-tl-ahyz] / ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌaɪz /

especially British, hospitalise

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.

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hospitalize British  

/ ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• rehospitalize verb (used with object)
• unhospitalized adjective

Etymology

Origin of hospitalize

First recorded in 1900–05; hospital + -ize

Example Sentences

The latest study analyzed medical records of nearly one million adults under age 55 hospitalized with their first heart attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

A European soldier from another team was hospitalized and risked losing parts of two toes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The deadly period began with a 48-year-old Guatemalan, Francisco Gaspar-Andres, who ICE said died on Dec. 3 of liver and kidney failure after being hospitalized for more than two weeks following detention.

From Salon

The files also revealed that Attia had, on at least one occasion, chosen to spend time with Epstein rather than visit his infant son, who had been hospitalized after entering cardiac arrest.

From Salon

“You look as if you should be hospitalized, too,” Mrs. Palmer said, after everyone had briefly explained what happened.

From Literature