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digitalize

American  
[dij-i-tl-ahyz, dij-i-tal-ahyz] / ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tlˌaɪz, ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl aɪz /
especially British, digitalise

verb (used with object)

digitalized, digitalizing
  1. Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.

  2. Computers. to digitize.


digitalize British  
/ ˈdɪdʒɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to administer digitoxin or digoxin to (a patient) for the treatment of certain heart disorders

  2. another word for digitize

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Other Word Forms

  • digitalization noun

Etymology

Origin of digitalize

First recorded in 1925–30; digital(is) + -ize

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, government spending—partly funded by the European Union—has helped modernize Polish industry and expand an increasingly digitalized services sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

The post demands deep understanding of myriad securities and digitalized investment platforms.

From Barron's

The theater affords a space — one of the few left in our digitalized world — for this kind of reflective gathering.

From Los Angeles Times

It also includes the introduction of a so-called European Business Wallet – a digital tool for European companies and public bodies designed to help them to digitalize operations and processes such as exchanging documents.

From The Wall Street Journal

But who better than artists to fearlessly hold the mirror up to an ever-more digitalized human nature?

From Los Angeles Times