Bureaucratize

/ˌbjʊɹəˈkɹætaɪz/ verb

To transform something into a bureaucratic system by adding rules, procedures, and layers of management.

From bureaucrat plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. This verb emerged in the mid-20th century as organizations increasingly adopted bureaucratic structures.

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