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

Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized in New Hampshire after a rear-end collision.

From Salon

No one died, and only two people were hospitalized.

From Salon

County also has reported a small increase in patients hospitalized with COVID.

From Los Angeles Times

Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and hospitalized after reportedly roaming Los Angeles wearing nothing but underwear and matching white cowboy boots.

From Salon

One person was hospitalized with abrasions and lacerations and the other five were treated at a hospital, she said.

From Los Angeles Times