"motorize" meaning in English

See motorize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/ [Canada, General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-motorize.wav [US] Forms: motorizes [present, singular, third-person], motorizing [participle, present], motorized [participle, past], motorized [past], motorise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English motorize From motor + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|motor|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English motorize [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to move", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*m(y)ewh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moweō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "moveō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "-er", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mōtor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "motour", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "motor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "motorize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="motorize"> From motor + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} motorize (third-person singular simple present motorizes, present participle motorizing, simple past and past participle motorized)
  1. (transitive) To fit something with a motor. Tags: transitive Translations (to fit something with a motor): motoritzar (Catalan), moottoroida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-motorize-en-verb-~NgI1Imc Disambiguation of 'to fit something with a motor': 98 2 0
  2. (transitive) To supply something or someone with motor vehicles. Tags: transitive Translations (to supply with motor vehicles): motoritzar (Catalan), moottoroida (Finnish), autoistaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-motorize-en-verb-ipN8qYbX Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 9 61 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 9 61 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 66 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 61 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 62 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 58 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 67 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 57 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 57 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 9 60 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 58 31 Disambiguation of 'to supply with motor vehicles': 2 67 31
  3. (transitive) To supply armoured vehicles; to mechanize. Tags: transitive Translations (military: to mechanize): motoritzar (Catalan), moottoroida (Finnish), mekanisoida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-motorize-en-verb-dS6s84gR Disambiguation of 'military: to mechanize': 0 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: motorizable, motorization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "motorized",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "motorized",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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          "text": "Most canoe aficionados would argue that motorizing a canoe removes the pleasurable aspects of traveling in one.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fit something with a motor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motor",
          "motor"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To fit something with a motor."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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          ],
          "text": "Once Jack decided to motorize his paper delivery route, he found he could reach far more subscribers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To supply something or someone with motor vehicles."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motor vehicle",
          "motor vehicle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To supply something or someone with motor vehicles."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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          "text": "The refit plan recommended that the first battalion be motorized to upgrade their offensive capabilities.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To supply armoured vehicles; to mechanize."
      ],
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        [
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          "armour"
        ],
        [
          "mechanize",
          "mechanize"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To supply armoured vehicles; to mechanize."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/",
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        "Canada",
        "General-American"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "to fit something with a motor",
      "word": "motoritzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to fit something with a motor",
      "word": "moottoroida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "to supply with motor vehicles",
      "word": "motoritzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to supply with motor vehicles",
      "word": "moottoroida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to supply with motor vehicles",
      "word": "autoistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "sense": "military: to mechanize",
      "word": "motoritzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "military: to mechanize",
      "word": "moottoroida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "military: to mechanize",
      "word": "mekanisoida"
    }
  ],
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}

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