verb
- to equip with machinery or make automatic
- to equip military forces with armored vehicles and machinery
Usage: military
Examples
- The factory decided to mechanize its assembly line to increase production.
- Farmers began to mechanize their operations with tractors and harvesters.
- The army worked to mechanize its infantry divisions during the war.
- Many industries mechanized their processes during the Industrial Revolution.
- The company plans to mechanize the packaging department next year.
- Traditional craftsmen resisted efforts to mechanize their trade.