MOTORIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does motorize mean? 

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

1. equip with a motor vehicle

2. equip with a motor

3. equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

  Familiarity information: MOTORIZE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOTORIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they motorize    ... he / she / it motorizes   
Past simple: motorized   
Past participle: motorized   
-ing form: motorizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Equip with a motor vehicle

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

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

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

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

motorized scooters are now the rage

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 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 "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))