entitize

From entity + -ize.

entitize (third-person singular simple present entitizes, present participle entitizing, simple past and past participle entitized)

1. (transitive) To convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.
2. (computing, transitive) To convert a character into a character entity reference.

   The program entitizes certain XML characters.

• entitise (non-Oxford British English)

• entitized

• convert
• change
• format
• reformat
• objectify
• transform