/ Dictionary / Index H hospitalization: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hos•pi•tal•i•za•tion Pronunciation: (hos"pi-tl-u-zā'shun), [key] — n. the act, process, or state of being hospitalized. the period during which a person is hospitalized: to extend one's hospitalization. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hospitalization (Thesaurus) hospitality suite hospitalization insurance Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language