Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ma · chined ; ma · chin · ing
Date: 1853
: to process by or as if by machine especially : to reduce or finish by or as if by turning, shaping, planing, or milling by machine-operated tools
– ma · chin · abil · i · ty also ma · chine · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ sh ē -n ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– ma · chin · able also ma · chine · able \ - ' sh ē -n ə -b ə l \ adjective