motorize

[moh-tuh-rahyz]

mo·tor·ize

[moh-tuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing.
1.
to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
2.
to supply with motor-driven vehicles, usually in the place of horses and horse-drawn vehicles.
Also, especially British, mo·tor·ise.


Origin:
1910–15; motor + -ize

mo·tor·i·za·tion, noun
non·mo·tor·ized, adjective
un·mo·tor·ized, adjective
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motorize or motorise (ˈməʊtəˌraɪz)
 
vb
1.  to equip with a motor
2.  to provide (military units) with motor vehicles
 
motorise or motorise
 
vb
 
motori'zation or motorise
 
n
 
motori'sation or motorise
 
n

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