mechanise
/ˈmɛkənaɪz/
mechanise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mechanize.
Meaning of mechanize
Verb
mechanize (third-person singular simple present mechanizes, present participle mechanizing, simple past and past participle mechanized)
- To equip something with machinery.
- To equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles.
- To make something routine, automatic or monotonous.
- The engineering department of the Sinkiang Posts and Telecommunications Control Bureau fully utilized both native and foreign methods to carry out innovation and technical revolution. About 80 percent of its line work are now mechanized. A remote control switch for the radio transmitter was...1960 June 3 [1960 April 6], “Technical Revolution Promoted in Bureaus”, in Weekly Report on Communist China, number 28, Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, translation of original by...
Forms of mechanise
| third-person singular present | mechanises |
|---|---|
| present participle | mechanising |
| past participle | mechanised |
| past | mechanised |
Words formed from mechanise
Questions about mechanise
- What is mechanise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Mechanise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mechanize.
- How do you pronounce mechanise?
- Mechanise is pronounced /ˈmɛkənaɪz/.
Words near mechanise in the dictionary
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