Definition

1. Verb:
   • To equip with a motor: To provide a machine, vehicle, or device with an engine so that it can move or operate under its own power.
   • To equip with motor vehicles: To supply an organization, especially a military unit, with motor-driven vehicles for transportation.

Usage

The verb "motorize" describes the action of adding a motor to something that previously lacked one, or of converting a group's transport to use motor vehicles. It is often used in technical, industrial, and military contexts.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The company decided to motorize the factory's conveyor belts to increase efficiency.
  • Many cyclists motorize their bicycles by adding a small electric kit.
  • The infantry division was motorized to increase its mobility across the battlefield.

Advanced Usage

• "motorized" (Adjective): Describes something that has been equipped with a motor.
  • The museum has a collection of motorized toys from the early 20th century.
  • Access to the remote camp is difficult without a motorized vehicle.

Variants and Related Words

• Motorization (n): The process of equipping with motors or motor vehicles.
  • The motorization of the postal service drastically reduced delivery times.
• Motorised (adj): British English spelling of "motorized".
• Mechanize (v): A close synonym, especially in military contexts, meaning to equip with machinery or armored vehicles. (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Power: To supply with a source of power.
• Equip with a motor: A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Antonyms

• Demotorize: To remove a motor from.
• Manual: Operated by hand, without a motor.

Verb

1. equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
   • mechanize armies
2. equip with a motor
   • motorized scooters are now the rage
3. equip with a motor vehicle
   • The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback