/ Dictionary / Index H hospitalize: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hos•pi•tal•ize Pronunciation: (hos'pi-tl-īz"), [key] — -ized, -iz•ing. to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hospitalize (Thesaurus) hospitalization insurance hospital light Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language