1. characterized by excessive bureaucracy; made subject to rigid administrative procedures and rules
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: bureaucratized); often used critically to describe overly complex or inefficient systems

1. past tense and past participle of bureaucratise; to subject to bureaucratic control or procedures
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: bureaucratized); transitive verb

Examples

• The company's once-nimble operations became increasingly bureaucratised after the merger.
• Government agencies have bureaucratised the application process to the point of absurdity.
• The school system was heavily bureaucratised, requiring forms in triplicate for every decision.
• They bureaucratised the hiring procedure, adding layers of approval that slowed everything down.
• What was once a simple process has been bureaucratised beyond recognition.
• The organization bureaucratised its internal communications, creating endless red tape.