Hotelize

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Turning a building, property or site into a hotel by fitting it out with rooms and hospitality services
2. Adapting an existing structure so that it functions as lodging for paying guests with rooms and amenities
3. Transforming a residence or other premises into accommodation run as a hotel for travelers and visitors

Etymology: "Hotelize" is a plain formation: the noun "hotel" with the verb-forming suffix "-ize," meaning to make into or treat in the manner of the thing named. Hotels were a sort of institution that could be turned into a verb in the same way "hospitalize" turned a hospital into a process of admitting and treating patients. The word is best seen as a near twin of "hospitalize." Both come from a Latin-derived stem for lodging and care, and the two verbs developed side by side in English, so "hotelize" shares the sense of "hospitalize" while keeping its own link to the modern hotel. Its use is most often in the sense of converting a building or service into hotel-style accommodation, though the word is far less common than its relative.