mechanize

American  

[mek-uh-nahyz] / ˈmɛk əˌnaɪz /

especially British, mechanise

verb (used with object)

mechanized, mechanizing

1. to make mechanical.

2. to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.

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

4. Military. to equip with tanks and other armored vehicles.

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mechanize British  

/ ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz /

verb

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

2. to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous

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

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Other Word Forms

• mechanization noun
• mechanizer noun
• unmechanized adjective

Etymology

Origin of mechanize

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

Example Sentences

Ukrainians possessed intimate knowledge of every road junction, bridge, tunnel, marsh, river and choke point that could be exploited against a mechanized force dependent on road networks.

From The Wall Street Journal

And they soon embraced mechanized milking and the feedlot model to up their yield.

From Los Angeles Times

A mechanized hand took it from the box and put it inside a machine.

From Literature

The Defense Ministry’s March document says Ukraine would increase its use of unmanned ground vehicles, such as drones to evacuate casualties, to 80% of its “maneuver brigades,” or mechanized infantry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sap-syrup yield has never changed: one bucket of syrup from every 40 buckets of sap, making even the most modern, mechanized forms of syrup production very labor intensive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• industrialize
• motorize