mechanicalize

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verb

To make mechanical; to mechanize.

OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

verbmechanicalize (third-person singular simple present mechanicalizes, present participle mechanicalizing, simple past and past participle mechanicalized)

present singular third person mechanicalizes · participle present mechanicalizing · participle past mechanicalized · past mechanicalized

  1. transitiveTo make mechanical; to mechanize.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. Old Frenchmecanique
  6. Middle Englishmechanic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Middle Englishmechanical
  10. Englishmechanical
  11. Englishmechanicalize

From mechanical + -ize.

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APA

mechanicalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicalize

MLA

“mechanicalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanicalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicalize.

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