mechanizeverb [ T ]
UK usually mechanise uk/ˈmek.ə.naɪz/us/ˈmek.ə.naɪz/to use a machine to do something that used to be done by hand:
Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labour.
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Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- artificer
- automate
- automatic
- automatically
- automative
- hydraulic
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mechanically
- octane
- octane number
- outboard motor
- pedal
- strip
- tick
- torque
- tune
- vane
- wheelbase
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mechanization
noun [ U ] UK usually mechanisation uk/ˌmek.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmek.ə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
mechanized
adjective UK usually mechanised uk/ˈmek.ə.naɪzd/us/ˈmek.ə.naɪzd/