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

Avik Pal, Founder and CEO of CliniOps, a technology and data company with multiple patents to digitize global clinical trials. — Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

With help from his producers and Paul, Wagner began digitizing the collection and searching for a permanent home. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

These screens let shoppers digitize their shopping lists, receive personalized product recommendations, get in-store navigation, and pay without ever queuing at a checkout. — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

Feeds would be digitized and sent to multiple data centers for redundancy. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 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