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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hospitalize

/hôs'-pĭtˌ-əl-īzˌ/ · Hos·pi·tal·ize · IPA /ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/
01 v. t. To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.
  1. 1.
    To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.(Med.) [Archaic]
  2. 2.
    To place (a person) in a hospital in order to receive medical treatment, observation, or for rest.
Syn. hospitalise.