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

Alvarado and his team digitized 80,000 feet of celluloid after obtaining some funding. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Parsec Automation, which has been helping manufacturers digitize their operations since 1993, polled 1,200 industry leaders across global markets last February. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Family, students and curators are digitizing her vast archive and spotlighting early wearable art, even as multiple generations credit Saar’s fearless vision with expanding possibilities for Black womanhood and American art. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

KoBold Metals, the US exploration company backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, struck a deal with Kinshasa last year to digitize the records, but the work stalled after the museum refused to hand over access. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 13 July 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