automate

(ôtə māt′)

transitive verb automated, automating

  1. to convert (a factory, process, etc.) to automation
  2. to use techniques of automation in: teaching is being automated

Origin: back-form. < automation

See automate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates
verb, transitive
  1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.
  2. To control or operate by automation.
verb, intransitive
To make use of or be converted to automation: a food service that decided to automate for greater efficiency.

Origin:

Origin: Back-formation from automation

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Related Forms:

  • auˈto·matˌa·ble adjective

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