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.