bureaucratize

verb

bu·reau·cra·tize byu̇-ˈrä-krə-ˌtīz

byə-,

byər-ˈä-

bureaucratized; bureaucratizing

transitive verb

: to make bureaucratic

bureaucratization

byu̇-ˌrä-krə-tə-ˈzā-shən

byə-,

byər-ˈä-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bureaucratize was in 1865

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“Bureaucratize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureaucratize. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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