1. to organize or manage according to the principles and procedures of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic in character or operation
Usage: British spelling; American equivalent is 'bureaucratize'; transitive verb
2. to subject to excessive bureaucratic procedures or red tape
Usage: often used critically or pejoratively

Examples

• The government decided to bureaucratise the healthcare system by introducing standardized forms and approval processes.
• Critics argue that new regulations will only bureaucratise small businesses and slow down innovation.
• The company attempted to bureaucratise its operations to ensure consistency across all departments.
• Over time, the once-flexible organization became increasingly bureaucratised.
• They feared that centralizing decision-making would bureaucratise the entire institution.
• The proposal to bureaucratise the hiring process met with resistance from department heads.