Motorize /(mō"tẽr*īz)/

Mo·tor·ize

Motorize

v. t.
  1. To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). [archaic]
  2. to equip (a piece of machinery) with a motor.
  3. to provide with automobiles or other motor vehicles; as, a motorized army division.