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MOTORIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

Example:

mechanize armies

Synonyms:

mechanise; mechanize; motorise; motorize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "motorize" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

motor (machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)

motorization (the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Equip with a motor

Example:

motorized scooters are now the rage

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "motorize" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

motor (machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)

motorization (the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Equip with a motor vehicle

Example:

The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "motorize" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

motor (machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)

motorization (the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles))

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