mechanize
verb (used with object)
to make mechanical.
mechanized
Example Sentences
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The sportsbooks would argue that the player only got caught because of the highly mechanized, public nature of the betting market.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
The process got more mechanized through the back half of the American Century—out with the cover cropping, in with the monocrop, packed tight as can be.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Her machinery allowed households to produce meal more reliably and in greater quantities and supported the shift from subsistence hand-pounding to mechanized milling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
A mechanized wheelchair can cost as much as a used car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
“Because the headline doesn’t really fit the facts. You don’t call a bunch of dead rats mechanized just because you find them on a shelf near a motor.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
