mechanization C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the replacement of human or animal labor with machinery Mechanization of the farm cut the harvest time in half. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the replacement of human or... automationindustrializationmechanizing ↔ Opposites manualization Word family Related forms mechanizemechanicalmechanismmechanics Etymology AI details From mechanize (from Greek mēkhanḗ 'machine' via mechanic, plus -ize) with the noun suffix -ation. The replacement of human or animal labor with machinery. mēkhanḗ Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mechanization **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ ## Meanings 1. the replacement of human or animal labor with machinery ## Examples - Mechanization of the farm cut the harvest time in half. ## Synonyms - automation - industrialization - mechanizing ## Antonyms - manualization ## Related Forms - mechanize - mechanical - mechanism - mechanics ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mēkhanḗ ## Etymology From mechanize (from Greek mēkhanḗ 'machine' via mechanic, plus -ize) with the noun suffix -ation. The replacement of human or animal labor with machinery. ## AI Etymology Mechanization comes from mechanize (from Greek mēkhanḗ 'machine' via mechanic, plus -ize) with the noun suffix -ation. The replacement of human or animal labor with machinery. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek mēkhanḗ. The same word family includes mechanize, mechanical, mechanism, mechanics. Its current noun use means "the replacement of human or animal labor with machinery". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown