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motorize

[ moh-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈmoʊ təˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing.

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

Words related to motorize

industrialize, equip, rig

Words nearby motorize

motored, motorhome, motoric, motoring, motorist, motorize, motorman, motormouth, motorship, motorsports, motorway
Also especially British, mo·tor·ise.

Origin of motorize

First recorded in 1910–15; motor + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM motorize

mo·tor·i·za·tion, nounnon·mo·tor·ized, adjectiveun·mo·tor·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for motorize

motorize

motorise

/ (ˈməʊtəˌraɪz) /

verb (tr)

to equip with a motor
to provide (military units) with motor vehicles

Derived forms of motorize

motorization or motorisation, noun
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