motorize

Definition of Motorize in English :

1. motorize

equip with a motor vehicle

Example Sentences:
'The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback'

2. motorize

equip with a motor

Example Sentences:
'motorized scooters are now the rage'

equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

Example Sentences:
'mechanize armies'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Motorize

verb (transitive)

1.

to equip with a motor

2.

to provide (military units) with motor vehicles

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmotorˌized or ˈmotorˌizing

1.

a.

to equip with motor-driven vehicles (as in place of horses and horse-drawn vehicles)

b.

to make mobile by designing as part of a motor vehicle or mounting on a motor vehicle

2.

to equip (vehicles, machines, etc.) with a motor or motors

tr.v. 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.