MECHANIZE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanize mean?
• MECHANIZE (verb)
The verb MECHANIZE has 3 senses:
1. equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
2. make monotonous; make automatic or routine
3. make mechanical
Familiarity information: MECHANIZE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MECHANIZE (verb)
Meaning:
Equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mechanise; mechanize; motorise; motorize
Context example:
mechanize armies
Hypernyms (to "mechanize" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make monotonous; make automatic or routine
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mechanise; mechanize
Context example:
If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!
Hypernyms (to "mechanize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make mechanical
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mechanise; mechanize
Context example:
mechanize the procedure
Hypernyms (to "mechanize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mechanize"):
dehumanise; dehumanize (make mechanical or routine)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
