Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mechanize

3 senses of mechanize

Sense 1
mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise -- (equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies")
       => equip, fit, fit out, outfit -- (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities")

Sense 2
mechanize, mechanise -- (make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
mechanize, mechanise -- (make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj mechanized

2 senses of mechanized

Sense 1
mechanized, mechanised -- (equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory")

INDIRECT (VIA mechanical) -> nonmechanical -- (not mechanical)

Sense 2
mechanized, mechanised, motorized -- (using vehicles; "motorized warfare")

INDIRECT (VIA mobile) -> immobile -- (not capable of movement or of being moved)

Similarity of adj mechanized

2 senses of mechanized

Sense 1
mechanized, mechanised -- (equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory")
       => mechanical (vs. nonmechanical) -- (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy")

Sense 2
mechanized, mechanised, motorized -- (using vehicles; "motorized warfare")
       => mobile (vs. immobile) -- (moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator")