fordize
transitive verb
ford·ize
-ˌdīz
-ed/-ing/-s
often capitalized
1
: to standardize in the interests of efficiency and mass production
fordize a plant
fordize the cotton industry
2
a
: to organize and control (people or their work) as if on an assembly line
the medical profession cannot be fordized until human beings become robots—
E. H. Cary
E. H. Caryan attempt to fordize high-school education—H. R. Linville
H. R. Linville
b
: to deprive of individuality
can we fordize our minds as well as our motors—Glenn Frank
Glenn FrankDictionary Entries Near fordize
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“Fordize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fordize. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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