transitive verb
-·mat·ed, -·mat·ing to modernize, improve, etc. (a system, process, facility, etc.) by means of automation: to automate a company's payroll system, to automate a factory
Origin of automate
back-formation from automationautomate
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automate
verb
au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·matesverb
transitive- To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.
- To control or operate by automation.
verb
intransitiveTo make use of or be converted to automation: a food service that decided to automate for greater efficiency.
Origin of automate
Back-formation from automationRelated Forms:
- au′to·mat′a·ble
adjective
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present automates, present participle automating, simple past and past participle automated)
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automate - Computer Definition
To turn a set of manual steps into an electronic operation that runs on its own. It may also refer to removing certain human interactions with the software in an existing information system to make it operate from beginning to end without intervention. See automation.
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