automate
[ aw-tuh-meyt ]
/ ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
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verb (used with object), au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing.
to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
to operate or control by automation.
to displace or make obsolete by automation (often followed by out): The unskilled jobs are going to be automated out.
verb (used without object), au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing.
to install automatic procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing; follow or utilize the principles of automation: Many banks have begun to automate.
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Origin of automate
First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from automation
OTHER WORDS FROM automate
au·to·mat·a·ble, adjectivede-au·to·mate, verb, de-au·to·mat·ed, de-au·to·mat·ing.non·au·to·mat·ed, adjectiveun·au·to·mat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for automate
automate
/ (ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt) /
verb
to make (a manufacturing process, factory, etc) automatic, or (of a manufacturing process, etc) to be made automatic
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