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motorized

motorized

1 3.8
Having a motor that makes it move or work
  • adjective
  • /ˈmoʊtərˌaɪzd/
  • US
translation icon : motorizado
  • We had people bringing in motorized scooters, fake legs.

It's like a catnip motorized floppy fish that flops on the floor.

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Examples

  • Many motorized vehicles are equipped with safety features for better protection.

  • But it's also now on a massive motorized track system.

  • Over here, these doors are motorized self closing.

  • Basically, it's just a motorized arm and this kind of torso of of a person.

  • This one is currently powering the motorized adjustable table.

  • Motorized wheelchairs can help provide some measure of mobility to these special-needs infants.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The new motorized scooter made getting around the city much easier.

  • He enjoys riding his motorized bicycle along the scenic routes.

Synonyms

motored
vsmotorized
3.2

Having a small engine that makes it move, like a bike or boat

is the same meaning but expressed with a different form
motor-assisted
vsmotorized
4.8

A machine that uses both an engine and human power

uses only engine power rather than a mix of human and motor force

Antonyms

5.6

A vehicle like a bike or boat that does not use a motor

Compounds

A chair with wheels that moves using a small electric motor

How Motorized

motorized
  • US
1 3.8
motorless
5.3

Surface Forms

motorized positive

Morphology

motorized = motorize (transparent) = motor + ize + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'motorize' with the adjectival/past-participial '-ed', yielding the straightforward meaning 'equipped with a motor'.

Etymology

The word motorized comes from motor, a machine that makes things move, and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. You can see motor in words like motorbike, so motorized means 'made to move by a motor'.