motorized

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adjective

mo·​tor·​ized ˈmō-tə-ˌrīzd 

1

: equipped with a motor : powered by a motor

a motorized wheelchair

For those who just want a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice but don't want to make it by hand, we also tested a dozen motorized citrus juicers.

—Consumer Reports

The road I traveled is all but impassable to motorized vehicles, excepting a trail bike driven by someone who knows how to negotiate mammoth mudholes …

—Blaine Harden

2

: of, relating to, or involving a motor or motor-driven vehicle

Inside the machine, I heard a circular whir, a motorized grinding, a sigh like a bus releasing exhaust.

—Adam Baer

Motorized tractor pulls have been around since 1929, and became a formally organized sport 20 years ago.

—Brian McCoy

… the local snowmobile club asked whether it could continue to use our logging roads, and although we don't much care for motorized recreation, we said yes in the interest of neighborliness.

—Chris Jerome

3

: equipped with or transported by motor-driven vehicles

motorized troops

Soviet airborne divisions do not have the same degree of land mobility as tank or motorized rifle divisions …

—Soviet Military Power

motorized

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past tense and past participle of motorize

Examples of motorized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Boothbay, Maine Three Flags, a 2021 contemporary shingle-style home on Midcoast Maine’s Linekin Bay, has a waterfront porch for dining and lounging, with a wood-burning fireplace and motorized screens. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026

This starter level includes a purely mechanical, non-motorized kick-scooter framework with no battery or motor. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Complimentary non-motorized watersports are available right off the beach. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Bill Lindeke, an urban geographer specializing in non-motorized transportation, previously told the Observer turnstiles are easier to install if there are stairs or escalators to a subway, for example. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for motorized

• acclimatized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised
• capitalized