automatize

[ aw-tom-uh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, au·tom·a·tized, au·tom·a·tiz·ing.

1. to make automatic.
2. automate.

automatize

/ ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• auˌtomatiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• au·toma·tist noun
• au·toma·ti·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of automatize¹

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

Example Sentences

There’s lots of possibilities of helping people automatize some of the things they want to do, and make it more salient, but we’ve got to get the prices right first.

From Freakonomics

Related Words

• mechanize