mechanised

From the verb mechanise: (⇒ conjugate)

mechanised is: ⓘ

v past (UK)

v past p (UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mech•a•nize /ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -nized, -niz•ing. 

1. Mechanical Engineering to make mechanical; to operate by machinery.
2. Mechanical Engineering to introduce machinery into, esp. in order to replace manual labor.
3. Military to equip with tanks or other armored vehicles:
   a mechanized division.

mech•a•ni•za•tion /ˌmɛkənɪˈzeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] Will mechanization result in a loss of jobs?

See -mech-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mech•a•nize  (mek′ə nīz′), v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. 

1. Mechanical Engineering to make mechanical.
2. Mechanical Engineering to operate or perform by or as if by machinery.
3. Mechanical Engineering to introduce machinery into (an industry, enterprise, etc.), esp. in order to replace manual labor.
4. Military to equip with tanks and other armored vehicles.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] mech′a•nise′. 

• mechan(ic) + -ize 1695–1705

mech′a•ni•za′tion, n. 
mech′a•niz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mechanize, mechanise / ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to equip (a factory, industry, etc) with machinery
2. to make mechanical, automatic, or monotonous
3. to equip (an army, etc) with motorized or armoured vehicles

ˌmechaniˈzation, ˌmechaniˈsation noun

ˈmechaˌnizer, ˈmechaˌniser noun