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motorized

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈmoʊtɝˌaɪzd// mo·tor·ized

adj. equipped with a motor or engine to make it move. You use this to describe things like bikes or tools that no longer need human power to work.

adj. equipped with an internal combustion engine or electric motor for propulsion or operation. Typically used attributively before a noun.


SIMPLE

The city recently added motorized scooters to the downtown area.

CONTEXTUAL

The park rangers use motorized vehicles to reach the remote areas of the forest more quickly than they could on foot.

COMPLEX

While traditional sailing relies entirely on wind patterns, motorized vessels provide a level of reliability and schedule adherence that revolutionized global maritime trade during the nineteenth century.

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Often used to distinguish a powered version of a tool or vehicle from its manual counterpart.

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