Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motorize

/ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-tor-ize
IPA: /ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fit something with a motor.

Transitive verb

verb

To supply something or someone with motor vehicles.

Transitive verb

verb

To supply armoured vehicles; to mechanize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Most canoe aficionados would argue that motorizing a canoe removes the pleasurable aspects of traveling in one."
"Once Jack decided to motorize his paper delivery route, he found he could reach far more subscribers."
"The refit plan recommended that the first battalion be motorized to upgrade their offensive capabilities."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English motorize From motor + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

motorizes (present, singular) motorizing (participle, present) motorized (participle, past) motorized (past) motorise (alternative)

Derived Forms

motorizable motorization

Synonyms

mechanize mechanise motorise

Questions

How do you pronounce motorize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/.
What does motorize mean?: To fit something with a motor.
Where does motorize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English motorize From motor + -ize.

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