transistorize

[ tran-zis-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Electronics.

, tran·sis·tor·ized, tran·sis·tor·iz·ing.

1. to equip with or convert to a circuit employing transistors.

transistorize

/ trænˈzɪstəˌraɪz /

verb

1. to convert (a system, device, industry, etc) to the use or manufacture of or operation by transistors and other solid-state components
2. to equip (a device or circuit) with transistors and other solid-state components

Word History and Origins

Origin of transistorize¹

First recorded in 1950–55; transistor + -ize