or chiefly Brit  hos*pi*tal*ise  vt, -ized  or chiefly Brit  -ised  -iz*ing  or chiefly Brit  -is*ing  :  to place in a hospital as a patient <the child was hospitalized at once for diagnosis and treatment -Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.>  .
 
 
 
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