MOTORIZE

mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise

(verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; ā€œmechanize armiesā€

motorize

(verb) equip with a motor; ā€œmotorized scooters are now the rageā€

motorize

(verb) equip with a motor vehicle; ā€œThe police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horsebackā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

motorize (third-person singular simple present motorizes, present participle motorizing, simple past and past participle motorized)

(transitive) To fit something with a motor.

(transitive) To supply something or someone with motor vehicles.

(transitive) To supply armoured vehicles; to mechanize.

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"tor*ize (mo"ter*iz), v. t. [Motor + -ize.]

Definition: To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). - -Mo`tor*i*za"tion (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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