debureaucratize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪ.bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 English debureaucratize From de- + bureaucratize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To reduce the amount of bureaucracy involved in decision making.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debureaucratizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| debureaucratizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debureaucratise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| debureaucratized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debureaucratized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |