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automate

[ aw-tuh-meyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing.

to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
to operate or control by automation.
to displace or make obsolete by automation (often followed by out ):
The unskilled jobs are going to be automated out.

, au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing.

to install automatic procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing; follow or utilize the principles of automation:
Many banks have begun to automate.

automate

/ ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt /

to make (a manufacturing process, factory, etc) automatic, or (of a manufacturing process, etc) to be made automatic

First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from automation

These devices automate the process of collecting data as you go through your day.

It would be prudent to reach some kind of consensus soon, because when you collect-it-all, the next step is to automate-it-all.

I optimize, automate, and outsource everything in life in order to be more effective.

Or they are reduced to a stereotyped repertory that is easy to mechanize, to automate, and finally, to do away with.

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