MECHANISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanise mean? 

• MECHANISE (verb)
  The verb MECHANISE has 3 senses:

1. equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

2. make monotonous; make automatic or routine

3. make mechanical

  Familiarity information: MECHANISE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MECHANISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they mechanise    ... he / she / it mechanises   
Past simple: mechanised   
Past participle: mechanised   
-ing form: mechanising   

Sense 1

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 "mechanise" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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 "mechanise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make mechanical

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

mechanise; mechanize

Context example:

mechanize the procedure

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

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mechanise"):

dehumanise; dehumanize (make mechanical or routine)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

mechanisation (the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware)

mechanisation (the condition of having a highly technical implementation)