Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mechanize \Mech"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mechanized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Mechanizing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]chaniser.]
   To cause to be mechanical. --Shelley.

Source : WordNet®

mechanize
     v 1: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize
          armies" [syn: {mechanise}, {motorize}, {motorise}]
     2: make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work
        becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" [syn: {mechanise}]
     3: make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" [syn: {mechanise}]