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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of digitalize

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


Example Sentences

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The group invested 1.4 billion euros during the quarter to expand, modernize and digitalize its energy infrastructure and push growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

“Those firms that can digitalize fastest are going to create competitive advantage.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022

To help smaller businesses compete, Spain’s culture ministry this month allocated €9 million in subsidies for the book sector to modernize and digitalize.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

The agency aims to digitalize administrative procedures in 31 areas such as elderly care and childrearing, while standardizing different systems used by municipalities within five years, officials said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

GE promised to digitalize oilfields worldwide, marrying its expertise in big data, analytical software and subsea equipment with Baker Hughes’ experience in drilling services, chemicals and tools.

From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2018

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 ● Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

Estonia has a highly digitalized economy and a deep pool of people with digital skills, and it strengthened its cyberdefenses after the troubles in 2007.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022

In December 2006, they reached a milestone of 100,000 digitalized books publicly available, with 12,000 new books added per month.

From Technology and Books for All by Marie Lebert

The company is also going all-in on AI, with factory workers in the process of digitalizing paper records.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Yet a greater barrier to digitalizing the border is the complexity of international trade.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2019

That’s why, Ilves explains, the Estonians are digitalizing all their indigenous books and shipping the data out of the country.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2016

Absorbing the German tech giant’s advance toward digitalizing output, the German chancellor wore the Siemens logo on her left lapel with an air of unmistakable pride.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2015

Its announced priorities have not involved primary structural change so much as proposals like eliminating bureaucracy, digitalizing the administration’s communications, increasing broadband use and developing electronic-based transport.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2010

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