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.

Nearby words

automaker, automanipulation, automat, automata, automata theory, automate, automated teller machine, automated-teller machine, automatic, automatic beat, automatic camera

Origin of automate

First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from automation

Related forms

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, adjective

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Examples from the Web for automated

Because GRBs are so rare, the best way to look for them is with an automated observatory.
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You may write to the VA, but you will either receive no reply or an automated response.
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The automated files selected three microcard dossiers that matched the requirements of the order.
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The experience leading to photography and the practical experience of automated photography are uncoupled.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Please take a moment to admire the people who compiled a 300 page index without the use of automated word processing.
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There is no direct correspondence between the literacy of emergent writing and that of automated writing and reading.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Lightweight hydraulic pumps—used in automated machinery and pneumatic control systems.
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British Dictionary definitions for automated

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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