Meanings
verbmotorise (third-person singular simple present motorises, present participle motorising, simple past and past participle motorised)
present singular third person motorises · participle present motorising · participle past motorised · past motorised
- UKalternativeAlternative form of motorize.
To keep the axle load within a 28-ton maximum, two eight-wheel bogies are employed, all axles of which are motorised.
1963 August, “New 5,000 H.P.-Plus Diesels for U.S. Railroads”, in Modern Railways, page 127
Synonyms & antonyms
verbequip with armed and armored motor vehicles
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
motorise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorise
MLA
“motorise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motorise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorise.
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