verb

mechanize

to mechanize

They plan to mechanize the entire production line.

They plan to mechanize the entire production line.

The army was fully mechanized.

The army was fully mechanized.

((sth.)) to introduce machines to do the work of (sth.) They plan to mechanize the factory.

Synonyms: automate, industrialize; Antonyms: to do by hand

From 'mechanic' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize'. 'Mechanic' is from the Greek 'mēkhanikos' (pertaining to machines).

The suffix '-ize' means 'to make' or 'to become'. So, 'to make into a machine process'.

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