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MOTORIZE
mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise
(verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; “mechanize armies”
motorize
(verb) equip with a motor; “motorized scooters are now the rage”
motorize
(verb) equip with a motor vehicle; “The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback”
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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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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