Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechanize

/ˈmɛkənaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: mech-an-ize
IPA: /ˈmɛkənaɪz/

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To equip something with machinery.

verb

To equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles.

verb

To make something routine, automatic or monotonous.

Example Sentences

"The engineering department of the Sinkiang Posts and Telecommunications Control Bureau fully utilized both native and foreign methods to carry out innovation and technical revolution. About 80 percent of its line work are now mechanized. A remote control switch for the radio transmitter was test-produced by the Kashgar and A-k'o-su bureaus."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

mechanizes (present, singular) mechanizing (participle, present) mechanized (participle, past) mechanized (past) mechanise (alternative)

Derived Forms

demechanize mechanizability mechanizable mechanizer remechanize unmechanize

Frequently Paired Words

mechanization

Synonyms

mechanise motorize motorise

Homonyms

mechanise

Questions

How do you pronounce mechanize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛkənaɪz/.
What does mechanize mean?: To equip something with machinery.

How to pronounce mechanize

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