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Mechanize v. t. (past & past part. mechanized; pres. part. mechanizing)

To cause to be mechanical.

To introduce machinery into (a process) in order to reduce human effort or improve uniformity or quality of the result; especially, To cause to be accomplished by a mechanical means which requires little or no human supervision; to automate.

Hence: (Mil.) To equip (an armed force) with tanks or other vehicles.

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Etymology of 'Mechanize'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mechanize" Quotes from Famous Books

... pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some particular stage in the development of a language, does what he can to arrest its growth, stiffen its flexibility and mechanize its methods. For your lexicographer, having written his dictionary, comes to be considered "as one having authority," whereas his function is only to make a record, not to give a law. The natural servility of the ...

— The Devil's Dictionary • Ambrose Bierce

... on the second space indicates that the player must strike the key known as "A." But "A" may occur with any of the other notes, it may precede them or it may follow them. We must therefore have practice in striking "A" in all these situations. To have skill at the piano, we must mechanize many performances. We must be able to read the notes with accuracy and ease. We must practice so much that the instant we see a certain combination of notes on the staff, our hands immediately execute the proper strokes. Not ...

— The Science of Human Nature - A Psychology for Beginners • William Henry Pyle

Words linked to "Mechanize" : dehumanize, motorize, mechanization, alter, mechanise, change, fit, equip, fit out, dehumanise, motorise, modify