mechanize

[ mek-uh-nahyz ]

/ ˈmɛk əˌnaɪz /

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

to make mechanical.

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.

RELATED WORDS

motorize, industrialize, equip, rig

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for mechanize

They tried to mechanize and rationalize God, but God rebelled against them.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
"Tell the packers to mechanize their slaughtering," Gelsen said.
Watchbird|Robert Sheckley
Rural mechanics too idle to mechanize, rural servants too rebellious to serve, drifted or were forced into Mixen Lane.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy
The action of reason, on the other hand, is to mechanize or materialize.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno

To have skill at the piano, we must mechanize many performances.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle

British Dictionary definitions for mechanize

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 Formsmechanization or mechanisation, nounmechanizer or mechaniser, noun

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