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

Buying used physical books sidestepped licensing entirely while providing the high-quality, professionally edited text that AI models need, and destructive scanning was simply the fastest way to digitize millions of volumes. —ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025

Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices. —Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 June 2025

One of his early projects: digitizing the retirement process for federal workers. —Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 23 June 2025

Karaoke systems use microphones and speakers, which require analog-to-digital converters to digitize the sound. —Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digitize

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

Kids Definition

digitize

verb

dig·​i·​tize ˈdij-ə-ˌtīz 

digitized; digitizing

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

digitizer noun