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mech·a·nize
(mĕk′ə-nīz′)tr.v. mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing, mech·a·niz·es
1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory.
2. To equip (a military unit) with motor vehicles, such as tanks and trucks.
3. To make automatic or unspontaneous; render routine or monotonous.
4. To produce by or as if by machines.
mech′a·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
mech′a·niz′er n.
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mechanize
(ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz) ormechanise
vb (tr)
1. (Mechanical Engineering) to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery
2. to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous
3. (Military) to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles
ˌmechaniˈzation, ˌmechaniˈsation n
ˈmechaˌnizer, ˈmechaˌniser n
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mech•a•nize
(ˈmɛk əˌnaɪz)v.t. -nized, -niz•ing.
1. to make mechanical.
2. to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.
3. to introduce machinery into, esp. in order to replace manual labor.
4. to equip with armored vehicles.
[1695–1705]
mech`a•ni•za′tion, n.
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mechanize
Past participle: mechanized
Gerund: mechanizing
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| Verb | 1. |  mechanize - equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" |
| 2. | mechanize - make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" | |
| 3. |  mechanize - make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dehumanise, dehumanize - make mechanical or routine |
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Translations
mechanizovatmotorizovat
automatiseremekanisere
búa ökutækjumvélvæîa
mechanizovaťmotorizovaťzmechanizovať
makineleştirmekmotorize etmek
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mechanize
[ˈmɛkənaɪz] mechanise (British) vt [+ process, production] → automatiser
vi [company] → automatiser la production
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mechanize
vt → mechanisieren
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mechanic
(miˈkӕnik) noun a skilled worker who repairs or maintains machinery.
meˈchanical adjective1. having to do with machines. mechanical engineering.
2. worked or done by machinery. a mechanical sweeper.
3. done etc without thinking, from force of habit. a mechanical action.
meˈchanically adverbmeˈchanics noun singular
1. the science of the action of forces on objects. He is studying mechanics.
2. the art of building machines. He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.
noun plural the ways in which something works or is applied. the mechanics of the legal system.
ˈmechanism (ˈme-) noun a (usually small) piece of machinery. a watch mechanism.
ˈmechanize, ˈmechanise (ˈme-) verb1. to introduce machinery into (an industry etc). We've mechanized the entire process.
2. to supply (troops) with motor vehicles.
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