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motorized

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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CMU ARPABET: M OW1 T ER0 AY2 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Equipped with a motor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

Some would argue that a moped is little more than a motorized bicycle, but others would disagree.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

adj

Meaning 2

Supplied with motor vehicles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

Because the medic had been supplied with a jeep, he and his aide were classed as a motorized detachment.

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Synonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of motorize

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

adjective

Meaning 4

equipped with a motor or motors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

a motorized wheelchair

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Synonyms: motorised, motored

Antonyms: unmotorized

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

using vehicles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

motorized warfare

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Synonyms: mechanized, mechanised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Czech: motorizovaný — equipped with a motor
Galician: motorizado — equipped with a motor
German: motorisiert — equipped with a motor
Hungarian: segédmotoros — equipped with a motor
Hungarian: motoros — equipped with a motor
Hungarian: elektromos — equipped with a motor
Russian: моторизо́ванный (motorizóvannyj) — equipped with a motor
Swedish: motoriserad — equipped with a motor
Hungarian: gépjárműves — supplied with motor vehicles
Hungarian: motorizált — supplied with motor vehicles
Swedish: motoriserad — supplied with motor vehicles

Word forms

Inflections and variants

motorised — alternative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: motorized banca, motorized infantry, motorized scooter, nonmotorized, semimotorized, unmotorized

Related: mobile

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