automate

[aw-tuh-meyt]

verb (used with object)

automated, automating 

1. to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).

2. to operate or control by automation.

3. to displace or make obsolete by automation (often followed byout ).

   The unskilled jobs are going to be automated out.

verb (used without object)

automated, automating 

1. to install automatic procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing; follow or utilize the principles of automation.

   Many banks have begun to automate.

automate

/ ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt /

verb

1. to make (a manufacturing process, factory, etc) automatic, or (of a manufacturing process, etc) to be made automatic

Other Word Forms

• automatable adjective
• de-automate verb
• nonautomated adjective
• unautomated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of automate¹

First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from automation

Example Sentences

But Harriet Dyer strolls through the sliding doors like she’s walking into another shift at work as the soothing automated voice directs harried visitors trying to get their driver’s licenses or transfer car titles.

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It could also automate some jobs away, a not-so-great outcome for human workers, but one that would raise efficiency and productivity of the remaining workers.

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The member states will have until mid-April to use automated checks for all passengers at their borders.

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Even as the labor market has softened, healthcare jobs have stayed plentiful: People spend on healthcare in good times and bad, and thus far, the ability to change bedpans and insert IVs hasn’t been automated.

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The survey is situated right under a donate button, and another option to click “yes” to approve receiving “recurring automated promotional & fundraising texts from Turning Point.”

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Related Words

• automatize 
• mechanize