"mechanize" meaning in All languages combined

See mechanize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛkənaɪz/ Audio: en-us-mechanize.ogg [US] Forms: mechanizes [present, singular, third-person], mechanizing [participle, present], mechanized [participle, past], mechanized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} mechanize (third-person singular simple present mechanizes, present participle mechanizing, simple past and past participle mechanized)
  1. To equip something with machinery. Categories (topical): Technology Translations (to equip with machinery): مَكْنَنَ (maknana) (Arabic), mecanizar (Asturian), механізава́ць (mjexanizavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), механизи́рам (mehanizíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), mecanitzar (Catalan), 機械化 (Chinese Mandarin), 机械化 (jīxièhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), koneellistaa (Finnish), mekanisoida (Finnish), mécaniser (French), mecanizar (Galician), მექანიზება (mekanizeba) (Georgian), mechanisieren (German), meccanizzare (Italian), 機械化する (kikaika suru) (alt: きかいかする) (Japanese), 기계화하다 (gigyehwahada) (Korean), механизи́ра (mehanizíra) [imperfective, perfective] (Macedonian), mechanizować [imperfective] (Polish), zmechanizować [perfective] (Polish), mecanizar (Portuguese), механизи́ровать (mexanizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), mecanizar (Spanish), механізува́ти (mexanizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-mechanize-en-verb-9EjGa~At Disambiguation of Technology: 77 0 23 Disambiguation of 'to equip with machinery': 67 31 2
  2. To equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles. Categories (topical): Military Translations (military: to equip with vehicles): mekanisoida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mechanize-en-verb-K2KDYdyw Disambiguation of Military: 0 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 62 25 Disambiguation of 'military: to equip with vehicles': 41 57 2
  3. To make something routine, automatic or monotonous. Translations (to make something routine, automatic or monotonous): mekaanistaa (Finnish), mechanizować [imperfective] (Polish), zmechanizować [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-mechanize-en-verb-RSMmu3pN Disambiguation of 'to make something routine, automatic or monotonous': 1 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mechanise Related terms: mechanization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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