computerize C2 Topic:Work & Careers US /kəmˈpjuːtɝˌaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #157825 Meanings 1 verb To start using computers to do a job or run a system that was once done by hand. The library computerized its entire catalogue last year. 2 verb To store information on a computer. She computerized all the company's old paper records. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to start using computers to... cybernate Word family Forms computerizedcomputerizescomputerizing Derived forms computerizabilitycomputerizablecomputerizer Related forms computerizationcomputerized Etymology AI details From computer + -ize. Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # computerize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kəmˈpjuːtɝˌaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 157825 ## Meanings 1. To start using computers to do a job or run a system that was once done by hand. 2. To store information on a computer. ## Examples - The library computerized its entire catalogue last year. - She computerized all the company's old paper records. ## Derived Forms - computerizability - computerizable - computerizer ## Related Forms - computerization - computerized ## Etymology From computer + -ize. ## AI Etymology Computerize is formed from computer + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to start using computers to do a job or run a system that was once done by hand and to store information on a computer. The wider family includes derived forms such as computerizability, computerizable, and computerizer; related words such as computerization and computerized. ## Topics - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown