01 v. t. To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.).
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To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.).[archaic]
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to equip (a piece of machinery) with a motor.
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to provide with automobiles or other motor vehicles; as, a motorized army division.
Syn.
mechanize.