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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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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