English verb: motorize |
1. | motorize (possession) equip with a motor vehicle |
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| Samples | The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
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2. | motorize (possession) equip with a motor |
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| Samples | Motorized scooters are now the rage.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
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3. | motorize (change) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles |
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| Samples | Mechanize armies.
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| Synonyms | mechanise, mechanize, motorise |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
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