bureaucratize

English

Alternative forms

• bureaucratise

Etymology

From bureaucrat(ic) +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/

Verb

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

1. To bring something under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 432:

     Measures aiming to centralize and bureaucratize the state's central finances [...] were also introduced, bringing greater economy and rationality to the Treasury.

Translations

to make bureaucratic

• Belarusian: бюракратызаваць (bjurakratyzavacʹ)
• Finnish: virkavaltaistaa, byrokratisoida
• French: bureaucratiser (fr)

• German: bürokratisieren
• Russian: бюрократизировать (ru) (bjurokratizirovatʹ)
• Spanish: burocratizar (es)