routinize

[ roo-tee-nahyz, root-n-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, rou·tin·ized, rou·tin·iz·ing.

1. to develop into a regular procedure.
2. to reduce to a customary procedure:

   He seems happier now that his life is thoroughly routinized.

Other Words From

• rou·tini·zation noun
• rou·tiniz·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of routinize¹

First recorded in 1925–30; routine + -ize

Example Sentences

On Tuesday, Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s foreign minister, said he suspected China was trying “to routinize its action in an attempt to wreck the long-term status quo across the Taiwan Strait,’’ and was using its missile tests “to deter other countries from interfering in its attempt to invade Taiwan.”

From New York Times

“Kim’s goal is to routinize short-range ballistic missile flights as a fact of life without any repercussions, after which he will move on to bigger provocations by resuming intermediate- and long-range missile tests punctuated by a nuclear test, as he did in 2017.”

From New York Times

“While the guy is dying, they slap a technical on him. At a certain point you routinize the deprivation of people’s liberties so much, you’re just checking a box.”

From New York Times

After that initial seven-mile hike, I decided that if my husband and I were going to survive Family Camp with our sanity intact, it was time to routinize.

From Washington Post

This unintended consequence creates tension and splintering within the mainstream — but also gives fringe organizations the visibility necessary to routinize their shared emotions into networks with more powerful organizations that help them raise funds that consolidate their capacity to create cultural change.

From Salon