From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhospitalizehos‧pi‧tal‧ize (also hospitalise British English) /ˈhɒspɪtl-aɪz $ ˈhɑː-/ verb [transitive] MIHOSPITALif someone is hospitalized, they are taken into a hospital for treatmentGrammar Hospitalize is usually passive. —hospitalization /ˌhɒspɪtl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌhɑːspɪtl-əˈzeɪ-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
hospitalize• Roger was hospitalized after a severe asthma attack. 