mechanize
verb
mech·a·nize
ˈme-kə-ˌnīz 
mechanized; mechanizing
1
: to make mechanical
especially
: to make automatic or routine
2
a
: to equip with machinery especially to replace human or animal labor
b
: to equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
c
: to provide with mechanical power
3
: to produce by or as if by machine
Examples of mechanize in a Sentence
an invention that helped to mechanize agriculture
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But for many types of crops, that isn’t possible: USDA research shows that demand for H-2A workers boomed from 2010-2019 in sectors like fruit and vegetable production, which require hand labor that isn’t easily mechanized.
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Melina Walling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
From using fire to dispel the fear of darkness to mechanizing agriculture to guarantee food abundance, humanity’s innovations have consistently aimed to turn uncertainty into something controllable and predictable on a global scale.
—Dr. Mithu Storoni, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
The one chore that remains stubbornly difficult to mechanize, however, is the physical grasping of products.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
The now-classic book brought veganism and animal advocacy to a new generation of activists at a time when animal slaughter had been systematized and mechanized in ways the Victorian-era vegetarians could have never imagined.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Melina Walling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
From using fire to dispel the fear of darkness to mechanizing agriculture to guarantee food abundance, humanity’s innovations have consistently aimed to turn uncertainty into something controllable and predictable on a global scale.
—Dr. Mithu Storoni, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
The one chore that remains stubbornly difficult to mechanize, however, is the physical grasping of products.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
The now-classic book brought veganism and animal advocacy to a new generation of activists at a time when animal slaughter had been systematized and mechanized in ways the Victorian-era vegetarians could have never imagined.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Mechanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanize. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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mechanize
verb
mech·a·nize
ˈmek-ə-ˌnīz
mechanized; mechanizing
1
: to make mechanical
especially
: to make automatic
2
a
: to equip with machinery especially to replace human or animal labor
b
: to equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
mechanized infantry
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