Mechanize \Mech"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mechanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mechanizing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]chaniser.] To cause to be mechanical. --Shelley.
mechanized adj 1: equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory" [syn: {mechanised}] 2: using vehicles; "motorized warfare" [syn: {mechanised}, {motorized}]