mech·a·nize

(mĕk′ə-nīz′)

tr.v. mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing, mech·a·niz·es

1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory.

2. To equip (a military unit) with motor vehicles, such as tanks and trucks.

3. To make automatic or unspontaneous; render routine or monotonous.

4. To produce by or as if by machines.

mech′a·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

mech′a·niz′er n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	mechanized - equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory" mechanised mechanical - using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"
	2.	mechanized - using vehicles; "motorized warfare" mechanised, motorized mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"

Translations

mechanized

[ˈmekənaɪzd] ADJ [process] → mecanizado; [troops, unit] → motorizado

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mechanized

adj → mechanisiert; highly mechanized production → stark automatisierte Produktion

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