# hospitalize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/

## Definitions
1. To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.
2. To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.
3. To cause (a person) to require hospitalization.
4. To cause (a person) to require hospitalization.

## Etymology
From hospital + -ize. Piecewise doublet of hotelize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hospitalize