to hospitalize
verb/ĩtɨɾˈnaɾ/medium
in·ter·nar
Definition
To place or be placed in an institution, especially a hospital, for treatment or observation.
The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient for further tests.
She had to be hospitalized in a rehabilitation clinic.
Common collocations
to hospitalize a patientto be hospitalized voluntarily
Etymology
Do latim 'internus' (interior) + sufixo verbal '-ar'.