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Definition of mechanize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mechanize

verb
 
/ˈmekənaɪz/
 
/ˈmekənaɪz/
(British English also mechanise)
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mechanize
 
/ˈmekənaɪz/
 
/ˈmekənaɪz/
he / she / it mechanizes
 
/ˈmekənaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈmekənaɪzɪz/
past simple mechanized
 
/ˈmekənaɪzd/
 
/ˈmekənaɪzd/
past participle mechanized
 
/ˈmekənaɪzd/
 
/ˈmekənaɪzd/
-ing form mechanizing
 
/ˈmekənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈmekənaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. to change a process, so that the work is done by machines rather than people synonym automate
    • be mechanized The production process is now highly mechanized.
See mechanize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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