bureaucratize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French bureaucratiser[1] or bureaucrat, bureaucracy +‎ -ize.[2]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/

Verb

bureaucratize (third-person singular simple present bureaucratizes, present participle bureaucratizing, simple past and past participle bureaucratized)

  1. (transitive) To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 432:
      Measures aiming to centralize and bureaucratize the state's central finances […] were also introduced, bringing greater economy and rationality to the Treasury.

Translations

References
  1. “bureaucratize”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bureaucratize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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