mechanize
verb (used with object)
to make mechanical.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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After starting out as a sandlot slinger, Roethlisberger has mechanized the game to accompany the difficult task of taking him down.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2016