Mechanize Meaning

/ˈmɛkənaɪz/
C1

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verbTo equip something with machinery.

verbTo equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles.

verbTo make something routine, automatic or monotonous.

"The engineering department of the Sinkiang Posts and Telecommunications Control Bureau fully utilized both native and foreign methods to carry out innovation and technical revolution. About 80 percent of its line work are now mechanized. A remote control switch for the radio transmitter was test-produced by the Kashgar and A-k'o-su bureaus."— 1960 June 3 [1960 April 6], “Technical Revolution Promoted in Bureaus”, in Weekly Report on Communist China, number 28, Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, translation of original by Jen-min Yu-tian, →OCLC, page 16:
We will mechanize the production line.
The company plans to mechanize its operations.
The company decided to mechanize the assembly line.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company decided to ____ the entire production line with new equipment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Companies often look for ways to ____ repetitive tasks to free up employees for more creative work.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company decided to ____ the entire production line with new equipment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Companies often look for ways to ____ repetitive tasks to free up employees for more creative work.

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