MECHANIZED
mechanized, mechanised
(adjective) equipped with machinery; “a mechanized factory”
mechanized, mechanised, motorized
(adjective) using vehicles; “motorized warfare”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
mechanized
simple past tense and past participle of mechanize
Adjective
mechanized (comparative more mechanized, superlative most mechanized)
Equipped with machinery.
(military) Equipped with armoured motor vehicles; compare motorized (“equipped with unarmoured vehicles”).
Synonyms
• (military): armoured, armored
• (military): motorized rifle, motor-rifle, motor rifle (Soviet)
Source: Wiktionary
MECHANIZE
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