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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.
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Adj.1.automated - operated by automation; "an automated stoker"
automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
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Spanish automated [ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd] adjautomatizado
French automated [ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd] adjautomatisé(e)
Italian automated [ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd] adjautomatizzato/a

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