motorized

UK: /ˈməʊtəraɪzd/

From the verb motorize: (⇒ conjugate)

motorized is: ⓘ

v past (US & UK)

v past p (US & UK)

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

mo•tor•ize /ˈmoʊtəˌraɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to furnish with a motor.
2. to supply (soldiers) with motor vehicles:
   a motorized division.

mo•tor•i•za•tion /ˌmoʊtərɪˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•tor•ize  (mō′tə rīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
2. to supply with motor-driven vehicles, usually in the place of horses and horse-drawn vehicles.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] mo′tor•ise′. 

• motor + -ize 1910–15

mo′tor•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

motorize, motorise / ˈməʊtəˌraɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to equip with a motor
2. to provide (military units) with motor vehicles

ˌmotoriˈzation, ˌmotoriˈsation noun