Bureaucratize
(verb)
To make something bureaucratic or to become bureaucratic in nature.
Origin:
The word bureaucratize is a combination of the word bureaucracy which came from the french word "bureau" meaning office and the suffix -ize which means to make or become. it has been used in english language since the early 20th century.
Examples:
- The government's attempts to bureaucratize the school system have led to inefficiency and red tape.
- The company's new management decided to bureaucratize the hiring process.
- He was afraid that the organization would bureaucratize and become bogged down in paperwork.
- The process of getting a driver's license has been bureaucratized, making it harder for people to obtain one.
- The new regulations will bureaucratize the medical industry even further.