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motorized

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motorized

  1. simple past and past participle of motorize

Adjective

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motorized (not comparable)

  1. Equipped with a motor.
    Some would argue that a moped is little more than a motorized bicycle, but others would disagree.
  2. Supplied with motor vehicles.
    Because the medic had been supplied with a jeep, he and his aide were classed as a motorized detachment.
    • 2017, David Dansky, Clare Morris, “Carsickness: Reconstruing Driving and Cycling”, in Peter Cummins, Harry Procter, David Winter, Nick Reed, editors, Personal Construct Psychology at 60: Papers from the 21st International Congress, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 433:
      In Britain's highly motorized towns, increasing congestion and noxious emissions, as well as concerns about the nation's health, highlight a need to adopt more sustainable forms of transport like cycling and walking.

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