mech‧a‧nized (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 Synonym : automated:
Car production is now highly mechanized.

2. a mechanized army unit uses tanks and other armoured military vehicles
—mechanize verb [transitive]
—mechanization /ˌmekənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nə-/ noun [uncountable]:
increasing mechanization of agriculture

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