mechanized, mechanised, motorized
(adjective) using vehicles; “motorized warfare”
motorized, motorised, motored
(adjective) equipped with a motor or motors; “a motorized wheelchair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
motorized
simple past tense and past participle of motorize
motorized (not comparable)
Equipped with a motor.
Supplied with motor vehicles.
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
26 May 2025
(verb) confer a trust upon; “The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret”; “I commit my soul to God”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
