Manualizing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make a practice or process more hands-on or tactile in nature
2. to explicitly describe or teach a method through physical demonstration or guidance
3. to incorporate physical activities or actions in the teaching of concepts or skills

Etymology: The verb "manualize" is a straightforward compound: "manual" plus the suffix "-ize". "Manual" comes from Latin "manualis", meaning "of the hand", built on "manus" (hand), and it reached English as an adjective for work done by hand. The "-ize" ending has a longer journey. It descends from the Ancient Greek suffix "-izein", which turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of", and it passed through Late Latin "-izare" and Middle French "-iser" before arriving in Middle English as "-isen". Adding "-ize" to "manual" gives a verb meaning "to make something manual", that is, to bring a process or task into hands-on operation rather than automation. The "-ing" form, "manualizing", simply describes the act of doing this, as in a machine being switched from automatic to human control.

Synonyms: documenting, codifying, standardizing, formalizing, systematizing

Antonyms: informalizing, improvising, neglecting, overlooking, ignoring