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bureaucratize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English bureaucratize From French bureaucratiser or bureaucrat, bureaucracy + -ize.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bureaucratise alternative lexicographic
bureaucratizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bureaucratizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bureaucratized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bureaucratized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

debureaucratize · bureaucratization

Translations (16)

eu burokratizatu (to make bureaucratic) · uk бюрократизувати (to make bureaucratic) · ka ბიუროკრატიზება (to make bureaucratic) · ru бюрократизи́ровать (to make bureaucratic) · fr bureaucratiser (to make bureaucratic) · it burocratizzare (to make bureaucratic) · sv byråkratisera (to make bureaucratic) · nl bureaucratiseren (to make bureaucratic) · de bürokratisieren (to make bureaucratic) · pl zbiurokratyzować (to make bureaucratic) · be бюракратызаваць (to make bureaucratic) · es burocratizar (to make bureaucratic) · fi virkavaltaistaa (to make bureaucratic) · pl biurokratyzować (to make bureaucratic) · fi byrokratisoida (to make bureaucratic) · sk byrokratizovať (to make bureaucratic)