mechanize
Use Mechanize in a sentence
əˌnaɪz verb (used with object), mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing.
1.
to make mechanical.
2.
to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.
3.
to introduce machinery into (an industry, enterprise, etc.), especially in order to replace manual labor.
4.
Military. to equip with tanks and other armored vehicles.
Also, especially British, mech·a·nise.
Related forms
mech·a·ni·za·tion, noun
mech·a·niz·er, noun
an·ti·mech·a·ni·za·tion, adjective
un·mech·a·nized, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery |
| 2. | to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous |
| 3. | to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles |
| mechanise or mechanise | |
| —vb | |
| mechani'zation or mechanise | |
| —n | |
| mechani'sation or mechanise | |
| —n | |
| 'mechanizer or mechanise | |
| —n | |
| 'mechaniser or mechanise | |
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Example sentences
Electricity helped mechanize many tasks that had previously been done by hand.
Initially, computers were looked upon as devices to mechanize existing work processes and functions.
Our priorities are to reduce the wealth gap, raise migrant worker's salaries, and mechanize agriculture.
Despite longstanding efforts to mechanize this process, tuna cleaning is typically still done manually.
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