Meaning of MOTORIZE
Pronunciation: | | 'mowtu`rIz
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- [v] equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies"
- [v] equip with a motor; "motorized scooters are now the rage"
- [v] equip with a motor vehicle; "The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback"
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| Synonyms: | | mechanise, mechanize, motorise |
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| See Also: | | equip, equip, fit, fit, fit out, fit out, outfit, outfit | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Mo"tor*ize\ (m[=o]"t[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [Motor +
-ize.]
To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the
horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city,
etc.). -- {Mo`tor*i*za"tion}, n.
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