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motorize

mo·to·rize

US/ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

equip with a motor vehicle

  • “The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback”
2.

equip with a motor

  • “motorized scooters are now the rage”
3.

equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

  • “mechanize armies”
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Origin

From motor + -ize.

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