Spanish Conversation · Level 128
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Spanish word
motorizar
Pronunciation
IPA/motoɾiˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbfit with a motor
Example
¿Quieres motorizar ese carrito para la playa?
Do you want to fit that beach cart with a motor?
More examples
¿Vas a motorizar la bicicleta para el trayecto al trabajo?
Are you going to fit the bicycle with a motor for your commute to work?
Core concept
A vehicle with a newly installed motor.
Common phrases
motorizar una bicicleta
fit a bicycle with a motor
Similar words
montar: Builds and secures components together as part of mechanical assembly.
instalar: Installs and configures hardware or systems so they are ready to operate.
acoplar: Connects and locks external parts together so they integrate as a single component.
equipar: Supplies or furnishes an object with instruments, tools, or fittings it needs.
Definition in Spanish
Añadir o instalar un motor a un vehículo u objeto para que tenga movimiento propio.
Word origin
A verb created by adding -izar to motor, literally 'to make into or provide with a motor', with motor tracing back to Latin movere 'to move'.
Usage tips
- To say that something became motorized Spanish commonly uses the pronominal form motorizarse, whereas motorizar names the action of fitting an object with a motor.
Other meanings
- motorizeverb
Related words
- motorizaciónmotorizationnoun
- motorizadomotorizedadjective