mechanize-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Equip with armed and armored motor vehicles (as of an army).

Examples:
They were the first army to mechanize.
First World nations set out to mechanize armed forces.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Make (as if) mechanical.

Examples:
If you mechanize your work, you alleviate suffering.
We should mechanize the procedure for efficiency.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: mechanize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3