B2verbUK spelling: hospitalisehealth
US/ˈhɑː.spɪ.tə.laɪz/
UK/ˈhɒs.pɪ.tə.laɪz/
to take someone to a hospital and keep them there for treatment
In context
The doctor decided to hospitalize her father for a few days of tests.
He was hospitalized with a serious lung infection last winter.
Hospitalizing patients is expensive, so some clinics offer care at home instead.
Words that go with hospitalize
verb + preposition
- be hospitalized withShe was hospitalized with pneumonia.
- be hospitalized forHe was hospitalized for two weeks.
- need to be hospitalizedSevere cases need to be hospitalized.
verb + noun
- hospitalize a patientDoctors may need to hospitalize the patient.
- hospitalize someoneThe accident hospitalized three people.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
He hospitalized last week.Correct: He was hospitalized last week.