[mech.a.nize] vt -nized ; -niz.ing (1678) 1: to make mechanical; esp: to make automatic or routine
2. a: to equip with machinery esp. to replace human or animal labor b: to equip with armed and armored motor vehicles c: to provide with mechanical power
3: to produce by or as if by machine -- mech.a.niz.able adj -- mech.a.ni.za.tion n -- mech.a.niz.er n