Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechanise

/ˈmɛkənaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: mech-a-nise
IPA: /ˈmɛkənaɪz/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mechanize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Another site of early railway enterprise to be upgraded to 2* before benefiting from restoration (which would remove it from the 2024 at-risk register) is the S&DR [Stockton & Darlington Railway] coal drops, located in Shildon's Locomotive museum. After it was upgraded in 2021 […], 2022 research by Historic England found that the drops, constructed in 1847, were the world's first attempt at mechanising locomotive refuelling. The drops worked by chaldron wagons being taken up the incline, and their loads dropped down chutes into tenders of steam locomotives waiting below."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

mechanises (present, singular) mechanising (participle, present) mechanised (participle, past) mechanised (past)

Derived Forms

mechanisable

Frequently Paired Words

mechanisation

Synonyms

mechanize motorize motorise

Homonyms

mechanize

Questions

How do you pronounce mechanise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛkənaɪz/.
What does mechanise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mechanize.

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