Automobilization

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of equipping, organizing, or preparing vehicles and motorized transport for use in a coordinated effort; the act of converting or adapting resources to motor vehicle use; the strategic deployment of motor vehicles for operational purposes
2. The act of assembling and readying motor vehicles for a specific function; the transition or mobilization of assets toward automotive means; the tactical arrangement and utilization of motor-driven transport
3. The procedure of gathering and activating motor vehicles for coordinated activities; the conversion or employment of vehicles in organized efforts; the systematic readiness and movement using motor transport resources

Etymology: Automobilization is a plain formation: the noun "automobile" with the suffix "-ization," which turns a noun into a word for the process of making something into or equipping it with that thing. "Automobile" itself was built from Greek "auto-," meaning "self," and Latin "mobilis," meaning "movable," giving a sense of something that moves by its own power. Put together, the suffix and base give a term for the work of fitting out, supplying, or preparing motor vehicles. The formation follows the same pattern as older words such as "mechanization" and "industrialization," where a suffix attaches to a base to name a process.

Synonyms: motorization, motorisation, automobile deployment, vehicle mobilization, car mobilization

Antonyms: demobilization, immobilization, stationariness, inactivity, halt