automatize

[aw-tom-uh-tahyz]

verb (used with object), au·tom·a·tized, au·tom·a·tiz·ing.

Also especially British, au·tom·a·tise.

Origin of automatize

First recorded in 1830–40; automat(ic) + -ize

Related formsau·tom·a·tist, nounau·tom·a·ti·za·tion, noun

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Historical Examples of automatization

Isn't it true that modern technology goes in the direction of automatization?
The Brain
Alexander Blade

British Dictionary definitions for automatization

automatize

automatise

verb

to make (a process, etc) automatic or (of a process, etc) to be made automatic

Derived Formsautomatization or automatisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for automatization

1924, noun of action from automatize.

automatize

1837, "to make into an automaton;" see automaton + -ize. Meaning "to make automatic" attested by 1952. Related: Automatized; automatizing.