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au·to·mate  t-mt)
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates
v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.
2. To control or operate by automation.
v.intr.
To make use of or be converted to automation: a food service that decided to automate for greater efficiency.

[Back-formation from automation.]

auto·mata·ble adj.

automate [ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt]
vb
(Engineering / General Engineering) to make (a manufacturing process, factory, etc.) automatic, or (of a manufacturing process, etc.) to be made automatic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.automate - make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
semi-automatise, semi-automatize - make semiautomatic; "Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process?"
Translations
automate [ˈɔːtəmeɪt] VTautomatizar
automate [ˈɔːtəmeɪt] vt [+ system, process, machine] → automatiser
automate
vtautomatisieren; automated telling or teller machineGeldautomat m
automate [ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt] vtautomatizzare
automate [ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt] vtautomatizzare


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