MECHANIZE

mechanize, mechanise

(verb) make mechanical; “mechanize the procedure”

mechanize, mechanise

(verb) make monotonous; make automatic or routine; “If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!”

mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise

(verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; “mechanize armies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

mechanize (third-person singular simple present mechanizes, present participle mechanizing, simple past and past participle mechanized)

To equip something with machinery.

To equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles.

To make something routine, automatic or monotonous.

Source: Wiktionary


Mech"an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mechanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mechanizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. méchaniser.]

Definition: To cause to be mechanical. Shelley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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