mechanize
verb (used with object)
to make mechanical.
mechanized
Example Sentences
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While ASM mining is regulated in Ghana, many of the local players continue to operate informally, including some mechanized operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
Sybilla Masters, who lived in colonial Pennsylvania, invented machinery that mechanized the time-consuming, arduous task of pounding corn by hand into usable meal or flour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
When he noticed the mechanized compounds of the object, Stais brought it to the attention of the museum’s archaeologists.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
