motorize

[ moh-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing.

1. to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
2. to supply with motor-driven vehicles, usually in the place of horses and horse-drawn vehicles.

motorize

/ ˈməʊtəˌraɪz /

verb

1. to equip with a motor
2. to provide (military units) with motor vehicles

Derived Forms

• ˌmotoriˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• motor·i·zation noun
• non·motor·ized adjective
• un·motor·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of motorize¹

First recorded in 1910–15; motor + -ize

Example Sentences

Today, CORE has 14 adopted trails where they do work projects, provide trail reports, and ensure that motorized users are represented when decisions are made about them.

From Outside Online

Next, handheld milk frothers, sometimes called a milk-steamer wand or motorized-whisk frother, look like a hand mixer with a whisk attachment.

From Popular-Science

Around Steamboat, it’s become common to see kids zooming their motorized cycles down the middle of the street or crowding several of their helmetless friends onto the handlebars and top tubes.

From Outside Online

The 9-year-old traveled his school’s hallways in a motorized wheelchair — and encountered uncountable barriers to inclusion.

From Washington Post

The bottom line on finding the best spin scrubberWhether you’re doing a deep spring cleaning or just trying to tidy things up, a motorized spin brush can make your least favorite kind of house cleaning much easier.

From Popular-Science

Related Words

• industrialize