motorize

(-īz′)

transitive verb motorized, motorizing

    1. to equip with motor-driven vehicles (as in place of horses and horse-drawn vehicles)
    2. to make mobile by designing as part of a motor vehicle or mounting on a motor vehicle
  1. to equip (vehicles, machines, etc.) with a motor or motors

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See motorize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es
  1. To equip with a motor.
  2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles.
  3. To provide with automobiles.

Related Forms:

  • moˌtor·i·zaˈtion (-tər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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