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MECHANISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanise mean? 

MECHANISE (verb)
  The verb MECHANISE has 3 senses:

1. equip with armed and armored motor vehiclesplay

2. make monotonous; make automatic or routineplay

3. make mechanicalplay

  Familiarity information: MECHANISE used as a verb is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


MECHANISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they mechanise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it mechanises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: mechanised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: mechanised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: mechanising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

mechanise; mechanize; motorise; motorize

Context example:

mechanize armies

Hypernyms (to "mechanise" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Make monotonous; make automatic or routine

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

mechanise; mechanize

Context example:

If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!

Hypernyms (to "mechanise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 3

Meaning:

Make mechanical

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

mechanise; mechanize

Context example:

mechanize the procedure

Hypernyms (to "mechanise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mechanise"):

dehumanise; dehumanize (make mechanical or routine)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

mechanisation (the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware)

mechanisation (the condition of having a highly technical implementation)


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