Definition of "motorize" []

• To equip with a motor. (verb-transitive)
• To supply with motor-driven vehicles. (verb-transitive)
• To provide with automobiles. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Many cities rushed to motorize their snow removal fleets, abandoning most of their horse-drawn carts."
• "Detractors on the environmental front have argued that mass-motorization in India is the worst thing that could happen as far as global warming is concerned, but India is going to motorize regardless."
• "It looks cool, great concept, but … they should probably ditch the turbine aspect, build it out of concrete, motorize the segments."