motorize
(verb)
verb
1. equip with a motor vehicle
- The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback
Definition categories: possession, equip, fit, outfit
2. equip with a motor
- motorized scooters are now the rage
Definition categories: possession, equip, fit, outfit
3. equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
Similar word(s): mechanise, mechanize, motorise
Definition categories: change, equip, fit, outfit
Sentences with motorize as a verb:
- 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.