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bureaucratize

bu reauc ra tize |byo͝oˈräkrəˌtīz bjuˈrɑkrətaɪz | verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. bureaucratized ) endue (someone or something ) with the characteristics of a bureaucracy: impersonal and bureaucratized welfare systems. DERIVATIVES bu reauc ra ti za tion |-ˌräkrətiˈzāSHən |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

bureaucratize

bureaucratize |bjʊ (ə )ˈrɒkrətʌɪz |(also bureaucratise ) verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. bureaucratized ) govern (a state or organization ) by an excessively complicated administrative procedure: impersonal and bureaucratized welfare systems. DERIVATIVES bureaucratization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun