1. to organize or manage according to the principles and procedures of a bureaucracy; to subject to bureaucratic control or methods
Usage: transitive verb; often used with negative connotation

Examples

• The company decided to bureaucratize its hiring process, adding multiple approval layers.
• Critics argue that the new regulations will bureaucratize small businesses and stifle innovation.
• The government bureaucratized the welfare system to ensure consistent application of rules.
• As the startup grew, management began to bureaucratize operations with formal procedures.
• Excessive paperwork bureaucratizes what should be a simple administrative task.
• The school board voted to bureaucratize the curriculum approval process.