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MOTORISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does motorise mean? 

MOTORISE (verb)
  The verb MOTORISE has 1 sense:

1. equip with armed and armored motor vehiclesplay

  Familiarity information: MOTORISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOTORISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they motorise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it motorises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: motorised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: motorised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: motorising  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 "motorise" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

motorisation (the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles))


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