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to motorize

to motorize

2 4.8
Give something an engine or vehicles so it moves by itself
  • verb
  • /ˈmoʊtərˌaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : motorización
  • He plans to motorize his bicycle so he can travel longer distances without getting tired.

There may be a stage in the future where I attempt to motorize this kind of operation, but that's a whole different build.

Examples

  • A company of shock troops stands guard nearby with the support of Basilisk artillery and motorised units for rapid redeployment.

  • After he built an initial model of the hull in his garage, Montgomery needed an engine to motorize the surfboard.

    Academic text (2003)
  • There may be a stage in the future where I attempt to motorize this kind of operation, but that's a whole different build.

  • Fishermen brought their fish to Port Monmouth-Belford and packed them in boxes on the motorized freight boats.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Motorized carriages without horses.

  • U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery granted Stepec's motion for acquittal on the charge of possessing a motorized ice auger.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In April 1998, Mark Stepec was ticketed after his motorized all-terrain vehicle and his equipment, including a motorized ice auger, broke through the ice on his way to fish in Basswood Lake's Back Bay.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The army decided to motorize its infantry units, allowing them to move quickly during operations.

  • With the new budget, we can motorize our old vehicles and make them more efficient for our delivery service.

Synonyms

to mechanize
vsto motorize
  • Specialized
3 6.7

Give an army armed vehicles like tanks and armored trucks

is broader, adds motors to many things not only army units

How Motorized

to motorize
  • US
2 4.8
to repower
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Surface Forms

motorize infinitive
motorizing present participle
motorizes third person singular
motorized past
motorized past participle

Morphology

motorize = motor (transparent) = motor + ize

The verb is a direct, regular derivation from the noun 'motor' with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' meaning 'to equip or provide with a motor'.

Etymology

Motorize comes from motor, a machine that makes things 'move', plus the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. So to motorize something is to 'make it move' with a motor — to give it a motor or motor vehicles.