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automatize

[ aw-tom-uh-tahyz ]
/ ɔˈtɒm əˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), au·tom·a·tized, au·tom·a·tiz·ing.
to make automatic.
automate.
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Also especially British, au·tom·a·tise .

Origin of automatize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM automatize

au·tom·a·tist, nounau·tom·a·ti·za·tion, noun
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Words related to automatize

automate, brutalize, barbarize, imbrute, robotize

How to use automatize in a sentence

  • Isn't it true that modern technology goes in the direction of automatization?

    The Brain|Alexander Blade

British Dictionary definitions for automatize

automatize

automatise

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

Derived forms of automatize

automatization or automatisation, noun
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