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
With its screen raised, it looked more than anything else like a mechanized bathtub.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorld War I mechanized war on a scale never before possible—a whole array of new weapons was developed.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive | Clive Irving | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChicago was the center of meatpacking, railroads, and mechanized agriculture, the flagships of industrial capitalism.
Highly mechanized farming has for decades depended on fossil fuel and chemicals.
Inside the ‘Food Basket’: ‘Valley of Shadows and Dreams’ | Malcolm Jones | June 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOh, yes, did I forget to mention the mechanized conveyer belt?
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Perhaps our mechanized civilization is going to the dogs; as Scriven suspects and you and maybe I myself.
The Brain | Alexander BladeAnd ringed around her at a safe distance was what seemed to be a small mechanized army corps.
Plague Ship | Andre NortonThe industry is highly mechanized and has virtually eliminated hand labor.
Oahu Traveler's guide | Bill GleasnerHighly mechanized activity tends as Emerson said to turn men into spiders and needles.
Human Nature and Conduct | John DeweyIn every adult life, a large number of these mechanized responses are absolutely essential to efficiency.
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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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