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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She’s paying $2,100 a month for health insurance with an $8,000 deductible that she already blew through at the start of the year when her 4-year-old son was hospitalized with asthma.
From Salon β Sep. 9, 2026
Three people remain hospitalized, two in critical condition and one stable, following Sunday's accident, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said at a press conference.
From Barron's β Sep. 8, 2026
Linton had struggled with bipolar disorder for years before the crash and was twice hospitalized due to issues related to her mental illness.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 8, 2026
People in the melatonin group were nearly 3.5 times as likely to be hospitalized for heart failure as those in the comparison group.
From Science Daily β Aug. 29, 2026
During the Christmas holidays in 1994, she'd been hospitalized again.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
