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Definition of mechanize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mechanize

verb

NAmE//ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz//

[usually passive] mechanize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mechanize

he / she / it mechanizes

past simple mechanized

-ing form mechanizing

to change a process, so that the work is done by machines rather than people synonym automate The production process is now highly mechanized.

mechanization

NAmE//ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the increasing mechanization of farm workSee mechanize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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