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 world of midnight movies has become increasingly digitized and democratized over the past 15 or so years. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

The author hopes this encourages other companies to digitize and make their full retro catalogs widely accessible, potentially boosting Xbox's standing. — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Policymakers and business leaders have long warned that Africa’s power shortfall in particular, if left unaddressed, would starve energy-hungry data centers of the electricity needed to digitize economies. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

The lab is digitizing all of the Fort Worth Police Department’s cold cases. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 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