digitize

verb

dig·​i·​tize ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz 

digitized; digitizing

transitive verb

: to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form

digitizer

ˈdi-jə-ˌtī-zər 

noun

Examples of digitize in a Sentence

The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.

Recent Examples on the Web

The records were too old to be digitized, Powers told the judge, adding that, just as the judge once did, Powers represents the city in other matters. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026

Those images are then digitized through CAD, before construction and prop lockdown on the house. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

And of course there’s quite a bit of music that’s already digitized in our database, and there’s a large amount that’s still yet to be digitized and listened to across the breadth of all of the recording devices. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Abu Dhabi healthcare company M42 signed a 10-year contract with the government of Botswana to roll out a national genomics program, digitize health records, and bolster access to medicines. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digitize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

digitize

verb

dig·​i·​tize ˈdij-ə-ˌtīz 

digitized; digitizing

: to change (as data or an image) to digital form

digitizer noun