mechanize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make mechanical.
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to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.
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to introduce machinery into (an industry, enterprise, etc.), especially in order to replace manual labor.
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Military. to equip with tanks and other armored vehicles.
verb
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to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery
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to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous
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to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles
Other Word Forms
- mechanization noun
- mechanizer noun
- unmechanized adjective
Etymology
Origin of mechanize
First recorded in 1695–1705; mechan(ic) + -ize
Example Sentences
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Other growers are trying industrial-scale greenhouses, indoor beds of soil in massive warehouses and special robots to mechanize parts of the farming process.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
One of his forebears, Sir Horace Plunkett, pioneered modern, industrial farming in Ireland early last century, encouraging small farmers to set up cooperatives and to mechanize their operations and use fertilizers and chemicals.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Leonard: There’s no way to mechanize it completely, at least not in a way that makes us all feel good about the outcome.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2020
Mining companies likely couldn’t have dug so deep without South Africa’s abundant cheap labor; and it is nearly impossible to mechanize older operations at current depths with the type of ore they are extracting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2018
It was Foaly’s idea to mechanize the whole procedure.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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