au·to·mate (ô t -m t )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.] au to·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
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| Verb | 1. |  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?" |
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