mechanize
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.
Origin of mechanize
1- Also especially British, mech·a·nise .
Other words from mechanize
- mech·a·ni·za·tion [mek-uh-nahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌmɛk ə naɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
- mech·a·niz·er, noun
- un·mech·a·nized, adjective
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How to use mechanize in a sentence
There hasn’t been a method to mechanize it yet, so usually both the fruit and pit get crushed together in commercial processing.
My goal has never been to over-mechanize the bookselling process.
Because they raised a single crop, the managers of the bonanza farms found it easy to systematize and mechanize their work.
North Dakota | VariousBut to mechanize the anchor-setting phase would destroy all that completely.
Anchorite | Randall GarrettThey tried to mechanize and rationalize God, but God rebelled against them.
Tragic Sense Of Life | Miguel de Unamuno
Rural mechanics too idle to mechanize, rural servants too rebellious to serve, drifted or were forced into Mixen Lane.
The Mayor of Casterbridge | Thomas HardyOr they are reduced to a stereotyped repertory that is easy to mechanize, to automate, and finally, to do away with.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for mechanize
mechanise
/ (ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz) /
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 of mechanize
- mechanization or mechanisation, noun
- mechanizer or mechaniser, noun
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