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, adjective

How to use automate in a sentence

The idea of an automated voice assistant may bring back unpleasant memories of trying to call your bank or another Byzantine customer service department.
Kea raises $10M to build AI that helps restaurants answer the phone|Anthony Ha|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
McCarthyFinch AI services platform automates tedious legal tasksThe talks heated up in May and the deal officially closed last week.
Onit acquires legal startup McCarthyFinch to inject AI into legal workflows|Ron Miller|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
The company has increasingly turned to automated systems to help augment the 15,000 human content moderators, many of them contractors, that it employs across the globe.
Facebook’s A.I. is getting better at finding malicious content—but it won’t solve the company’s problems|Jeremy Kahn|November 19, 2020|Fortune
This is done by asking your customers to open the automated email they get immediately after subscription in order to get the lead magnet you sent and add you up.
Email marketing in 2020: Four key things that made the difference|Toby Nwazor|November 19, 2020|Search Engine Watch

McDonald’s is using the tech to help automate its drive-throughs.
McDonald’s Is Making a Plant-Based Burger; You Can Try It in 2021|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|November 18, 2020|Singularity Hub
But a recently purchased automated bottling line has increased their output to sixty cases per hour.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ship is highly automated with a crew of just 142 -- compared to older ships that have a complement of about 300.
Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?|Dave Majumdar|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The poll and graphic were produced by Grammarly, the world's leading automated proofreader.
Poll: Women Are Better Writers Than Men|The Daily Beast|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Launch and recovery, using a ring-shaped mooring device, is largely automated.
Why Old-School Airships Now Rule Our Warzones|Bill Sweetman|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because GRBs are so rare, the best way to look for them is with an automated observatory.
The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t|Matthew R. Francis|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was interested in a new "automated" camera currently being touted by the Russians as the world's best.
Revolution|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Overnight, for all practical purposes, the whole world was industrialized, automated.
Gun for Hire|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Please take a moment to admire the people who compiled a 300 page index without the use of automated word processing.
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett
The advantage of a ship like the Queen, for our purposes, was that the thing was pretty well automated to start out with.
The Knights of Arthur|Frederik Pohl
A shudder went through him as he edged along the automated customs scanners and paper-checkers.
The Dueling Machine|Benjamin William Bova

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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