Mechanize
Mechanize , transitive verb
[Compare French méchaniser.]
1.
To cause to be mechanical. — Shelley
2.
To introduce machinery into (a process) in order to reduce human effort or improve uniformity or quality of the result;
To cause to be accomplished by a mechanical means which requires little or no human supervision; to automate.
3.
(Military) To equip (an armed force) with tanks or other vehicles.