cybernate

[ sahy-ber-neyt ]
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verb (used with object),cy·ber·nat·ed, cy·ber·nat·ing.
  1. to control by cybernation.

Origin of cybernate

1
First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from cybernation

Words Nearby cybernate

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British Dictionary definitions for cybernate

cybernate

/ (ˈsaɪbəˌneɪt) /


verb
  1. to control (a manufacturing process) with a servomechanism or (of a process) to be controlled by a servomechanism

Origin of cybernate

1
C20: from cyber (netics) + -ate 1

Derived forms of cybernate

  • cybernation, noun

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