binarize

verb4

1. •
   To convert (an image) to only black and white.
2. •
   To dichotomize a variable.
3. •
   To treat or represent a distinction as a binary or dichotomy.

   • How irony's conceptual doubling allows it to disrupt the binarized logic of despair/hope — 2018
4. •
   To represent in binary (base 2) notation