automatize

[aw-tom-uh-tahyz]

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

to make automatic.

automate.

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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Related Words for automatized

brutalize, automate, barbarize, imbrute, robotize

Examples from the Web for automatized

Historical Examples of automatized

By itself, that was not so very odd—the automatized factory had never had very many persons in it.
The Tunnel Under The World
Frederik Pohl
Certain things must be looked for, certain habits must be formed, certain movements must be automatized.
The Science of Human Nature
William Henry Pyle
Our automatized factories produce the same goods for us year in and year out.
The Status Civilization
Robert Sheckley

British Dictionary definitions for automatized

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 automatized

automatize

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