MOTORIZING

Verb

motorizing

present participle of motorize

Source: Wiktionary


MOTORIZE

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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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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