mechanize

[ mek-uh-nahyz ]

/ ˈmɛk əˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing.

to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.

to introduce machinery into (an industry, enterprise, etc.), especially in order to replace manual labor.

Military. to equip with tanks and other armored vehicles.

Nearby words

mechanics, mechanicsville, mechanism, mechanist, mechanistic, mechanize, mechano-, mechanochemistry, mechanomorphism, mechanoreceptor, mechanotherapy

Also especially British, mech·a·nise.

Origin of mechanize

First recorded in 1695–1705; mechan(ic) + -ize

Related forms

mech·a·ni·za·tion, nounmech·a·niz·er, nounan·ti·mech·a·ni·za·tion, adjectiveun·mech·a·nized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mechanised

mechanize

mechanise

/ (ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery

to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous

to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles

Derived Forms

mechanization or mechanisation, nounmechanizer or mechaniser, noun

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