digitalize

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US /ˈdi-jə-tə-ˌlīz/ UK /ˌdɪdʒɪtəˈlaɪz/
verb Freq #240849

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    Synonym of digitize.

    How to lawfully digitalize resources has become the principal issue in constructing digital libraries. To digitalize resources means to transform a document into digital format, which only adds a mode of using the resources but does not produce a new one.

  2. 2
    verb

    To administer digitalis.

    The dosage should be sufficient to produce satisfactory digitalization but it is our impression that it is less hazardous to digitalize with moderate rapidity than by using a massive dose.

  3. 3
    verb

    administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects

  4. 4
    verb

    put into digital form, as for use in a computer

Etymology

From digital + -ize (“to make”) or digitalis + -ize.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · synonym of digitize. digitize
4 verb · put into digital form, as... digitisedigitize
Word family
Derived forms digitalization

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