digitize

C2+ Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz/ UK /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to convert information into digital form

The library spent years digitizing its rarest manuscripts.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to convert information into... digitalizeencodeconvert computerize scan

Opposites

analogize

Word family

Derived forms digitizerdigitizeddigitization

Related forms digital digit digitally

Etymology

A 20th-century coinage from digit ('numeral, finger') plus the suffix -ize; digit is from Latin digitus ('finger, toe'), the numeral sense arising from counting on the fingers.

digitus Latin

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# digitize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈdɪdʒɪˌtaɪz
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz

## Meanings
1. to convert information into digital form

## Examples
- The library spent years digitizing its rarest manuscripts.

## Synonyms
- digitalize
- encode
- convert
- computerize
- scan

## Antonyms
- analogize

## Derived Forms
- digitizer
- digitized
- digitization

## Related Forms
- digital
- digit
- digitally

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: digitus

## Etymology
A 20th-century coinage from digit ('numeral, finger') plus the suffix -ize; digit is from Latin digitus ('finger, toe'), the numeral sense arising from counting on the fingers.

## AI Etymology
Digitize is a 20th-century coinage from digit ('numeral, finger') plus the suffix -ize; digit is from Latin digitus ('finger, toe'), the numeral sense arising from counting on the fingers. The immediate etymological form is Latin digitus. The suffix -ize forms a verb meaning to make, render, or treat in the manner of the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a verb, it means "to convert information into digital form", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include digital, digit, and digitally; derived forms include digitizer, digitized, and digitization.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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