motorize
/ˈmoʊtəraɪz/
verb
- To equip or fit something with a motor or engine, especially to replace manual or animal power.
- The company decided to motorize the assembly line to speed up production.
- In the early 1900s, many farmers began to motorize their plows and tractors.
- They motorized the old fishing boat so they could travel farther out to sea.
- To provide a vehicle or machine with a motor for propulsion or operation.
- We need to motorize the garage door so it opens automatically.
- The engineers motorized the wheelchair so the user could move without pushing.
- The toy company motorized the model car to make it race across the floor.