motorize

[ moh-tuh-rahyz ]
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verb (used with object),mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing.
  1. to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.

  2. to supply with motor-driven vehicles, usually in the place of horses and horse-drawn vehicles.

Origin of motorize

1
First recorded in 1910–15; motor + -ize
  • Also especially British, mo·tor·ise .

Other words from motorize

  • mo·tor·i·za·tion, noun
  • non·mo·tor·ized, adjective
  • un·mo·tor·ized, adjective

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How to use motorize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for motorize

motorize

motorise

/ (ˈməʊtəˌraɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to equip with a motor

  2. to provide (military units) with motor vehicles

Derived forms of motorize

  • motorization or motorisation, noun

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