motorize
/ˈməʊtəraɪz/verb
उच्चारण मोटराइज़
इंजन या मोटर लगाना, मोटरचालित बनाना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth
to provide a machine, vehicle or person with an engine or motor
इंजन या मोटर लगाना, मोटरचालित बनाना
- The army decided to motorize its cavalry units.
- They motorized the old boat with a small engine.
Synonyms power
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
motorize + object
'Motorize' is a transitive verb. The object is the machine, vehicle or group that receives an engine or motor.
'Motorize' सकर्मक क्रिया है। उसका object वह मशीन, वाहन या समूह होता है जिसमें इंजन या motor लगाया जाता है।
- The farmer decided to motorize his old plough.
- The army motorized its infantry units after the war.
be motorized (passive)
The passive is common, and the participle 'motorized' is often used as an adjective before a noun.
Passive रूप आम है और participle 'motorized' प्रायः noun से पहले adjective की तरह आता है।
- The wheelchair was motorized to help the patient move easily.
- A motorized rickshaw replaced the cycle rickshaw in many towns.
spelling: motorize / motorise
British English accepts both -ize and -ise. In this app we use -ize, as in the headword, but -ise is also correct.
British English में -ize और -ise दोनों स्वीकार्य हैं। शीर्ष शब्द में -ize है, परंतु -ise भी सही है।
- Many villages have motorised their water pumps.
motorized + noun / un-motorized
The adjective often describes vehicles and transport. 'Non-motorized' or 'unmotorized' means without an engine.
यह adjective प्रायः वाहनों और परिवहन का वर्णन करता है। 'Non-motorized' का अर्थ है बिना इंजन के।
- Non-motorized transport such as cycling is good for the environment.
+Collocations 5
motorized + noun
vehiclewheelchairboatcarttransportbicycle
- A motorized cart carries goods inside the large factory.
adverb + motorize
fullypartlygraduallycompletely
- The fishing fleet was gradually motorized in the 1960s.
motorize + noun
a boata bicyclea ploughthe armya wheelchair
- Engineers motorized the old bicycle with a small battery.
motorized vs non-motorized
non-motorizedunmotorizedpartly motorized
- The city has built lanes for non-motorized traffic.
motorize + purpose
to save labourto save timeto increase speed
- They motorized the loom to save labour.
“More examples 5
- The government helped fishermen to motorize their wooden boats.
सरकार ने मछुआरों को उनकी लकड़ी की नावों में इंजन लगाने में सहायता की।
- Motorized rickshaws have replaced hand-pulled ones in most cities.
अधिकांश शहरों में हाथ से खींचे जाने वाले रिक्शों का स्थान मोटरचालित रिक्शों ने ले लिया है।
- After the accident he used a motorized wheelchair to move around.
दुर्घटना के बाद वह घूमने-फिरने के लिए मोटरचालित wheelchair का उपयोग करता था।
- The cavalry was motorized in the early twentieth century.
बीसवीं सदी के आरंभ में घुड़सवार सेना को मोटरचालित बनाया गया।
- Radhika's school project was about how to motorize a toy car using a small battery.
राधिका की स्कूल परियोजना यह थी कि एक छोटी बैटरी से खिलौना कार को मोटरचालित कैसे बनाया जाए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The farmer wanted to motorize for his old plough.
✓ The farmer wanted to motorize his old plough.
'Motorize' is transitive; its object follows it directly with no preposition.
'Motorize' सकर्मक क्रिया है; उसका object सीधे उसके बाद आता है, बीच में preposition नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
mo·tor·ize
§Grammar and usage
British and American: motorize may also be spelt motorise in British English.
British and American: British English में motorize को motorise भी लिखा जा सकता है।