cybernate

[ sahy-ber-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, cy·ber·nat·ed, cy·ber·nat·ing.

1. to control by cybernation.

cybernate

/ ˈsaɪbəˌneɪt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌcyberˈnation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cybernate¹

First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from cybernation

Word History and Origins

Origin of cybernate¹

C20: from cyber ( netics ) + -ate ¹