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- Dictionarymechanized/ˈmɛkənʌɪzd/
adjective
- 1. operated by or equipped with machines; having undergone a process of mechanization: "mechanized factories emerged in the mid-nineteenth century"
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MECHANIZED definition: 1. using a machine to do something that used to be done by hand: 2. using a machine to do…. Learn more.
1. : to make mechanical. especially : to make automatic or routine. 2. a. : to equip with machinery especially to replace human or animal labor. b. : to equip with armed and armored motor vehicles. c. : to provide with mechanical power. 3. : to produce by or as if by machine. mechanizable. ˈme-kə-ˌnī-zə-bəl. adjective. mechanization.
When you use machines to streamline a process or job, you mechanize it. If you’re tired of pedaling uphill, mechanize your bike by putting a motor on it. Whenever someone uses automation or technology to do work that was previously done by humans, they mechanize that work.
verb. to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery. to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous. to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles.
3 meanings: 1. to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery 2. to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous 3. to equip.... Click for more definitions.
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.
to use machines to do something that used to be done by hand: Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labour. Work is done in a highly mechanized way. (Definition of mechanize from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
verb. /ˈmekənaɪz/ (British English also mechanise) [usually passive] Verb Forms. to change a process, so that the work is done by machines rather than people synonym automate. be mechanized The production process is now highly mechanized. Join us.
MECHANIZATION definition: 1. the process of introducing a machine to do something that used to be done by hand: 2. the…. Learn more.
Made mechanical, given a mechanical character. push-button 1946– Characterized by the use of push-buttons, esp. as a sign of technological advancement; fully automated or mechanized.
