mech ‧ a ‧ nized BrE AmE ( also mechanised British English ) /ˈmekənaɪzd/ adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ machine , ↑ machinery , ↑ machinist , ↑ mechanic , mechanics, ↑ mechanism , ↑ mechanization ; adjective : ↑ mechanical , ↑ mechanized , ↑ mechanistic ; verb : ↑ machine , ↑ mechanize ; adverb : ↑ mechanically , ↑ mechanistically ]
1 . a mechanized system or process now uses machines instead of people or animals SYN automated :
Car production is now highly mechanized.
2 . a mechanized army unit uses ↑ tank s and other ↑ armoured military vehicles
—mechanize verb [transitive]
—mechanization /ˌmekənaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -nə-/ noun [uncountable] :
increasing mechanization of agriculture