D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Mechanize

/mĕk'-ən-īzˌ/ · Mech·an·ize · IPA /ˈmɛkənaɪz/
01 v. t. To cause to be mechanical.
imp. & p. p. Mechanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mechanizing
  1. 1.
    To cause to be mechanical.
  2. 2.
    To introduce machinery into (a process) in order to reduce human effort or improve uniformity or quality of the result;
  3. 3.
    To equip (an armed force) with tanks or other vehicles.(Mil.)