Meanings
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1
verb
To replace manual work with machines.
The factory mechanized its production line to make more cars each day.
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2
verb
To make something feel automatic, repetitive, and lifeless.
Doing the same task every hour mechanized her workday until it felt meaningless.
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3
verb
To equip a military unit with tanks and armoured vehicles.
The army mechanized its infantry divisions before the campaign.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
verb
· to equip a military unit...
motorisemotorize
Word family
Forms
mechanizedmechanizesmechanizing
Derived forms
demechanizemechanizabilitymechanizablemechanizerremechanize
Related forms
mechanization