Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To establish a routine for.
- transitive verb To reduce to a routine.
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- verb To make
routine , to make common byrepetition .
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Examples
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Over my objections, California enacted AB 682 last year, which removed the legal requirement of post- and pre- test counselling in California, in an attempt to "routinize" HIV testing in the state.
NYC Health Dept Proposes HIV Testing Every Bronx Adult Ron Buckmire 2008
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No, this is all about heightening the fear level of the American people, to routinize us to living in a police state.
I Was a Victim of the Government's Absurd and Over-Hyped War on Terror 2008
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FERRE: So what health officials are trying to do is really routinize this testing.
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In the case of 9/11, the Commission recommendations were to “routinize” and “put in place systems” and “provide a framework” for analyzing improbable scenarios.
The Elegant Solution Matthew E. May 2007
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My aim in all this isn't to routinize our meals even further, it's to provide myself with a framework for meal planning.
Week 3 - Sunday - Routines and Rituals :: Rebecca Blood 2007
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Placing a link to the FDLpedia on every comment would routinize its charisma.
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Even where risks are necessarily present, we seek to routinize the process of risk assessment and risk management through techniques such as cost-benefit analysis.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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Ignoring the behavior will tend to routinize it and increase it, not eliminate it.
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005
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You have to routinize some aspects of it "chunk" the task, if you will, or it's impossible to perform the whole task.
Bad Habits Emma Goldman 2005
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You have to routinize some aspects of it "chunk" the task, if you will, or it's impossible to perform the whole task.
Archive 2005-04-01 Emma Goldman 2005
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