mechanize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make mechanical.
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to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.
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to introduce machinery into (an industry, enterprise, etc.), especially in order to replace manual labor.
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Military. to equip with tanks and other armored vehicles.
verb
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to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery
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to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous
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to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles
Other Word Forms
- mechanization noun
- mechanizer noun
- unmechanized adjective
Etymology
Origin of mechanize
First recorded in 1695–1705; mechan(ic) + -ize
Example Sentences
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Other growers are trying industrial-scale greenhouses, indoor beds of soil in massive warehouses and special robots to mechanize parts of the farming process.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Leonard: There’s no way to mechanize it completely, at least not in a way that makes us all feel good about the outcome.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2020
Blockchain might be used, for example, to mechanize the enforcement of reporting rules for banks, so that government agencies need not actively monitor every relevant bank transaction.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2019
For South Africa, the move to mechanize marks another gyration for an industry trapped between tumbling prices and surging production costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2015
It was Foaly’s idea to mechanize the whole procedure.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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