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au·to·mate
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təˌmeɪt
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verb,
au·to·mat·ed,
au·to·mat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to apply the principles of
automation
to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
2.
to operate or
control
by
automation
.
3.
to displace or make obsolete by
automation
(often followed by
out
):
The unskilled jobs are going to be automated out.
verb (used without object)
4.
to install
automatic
procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing; follow or utilize the principles of
automation
:
Many banks have begun to automate.
Origin:
1950–55;
back formation from
automation
Related forms
au·to·mat·a·ble,
adjective
de-au·to·mate,
verb,
de-au·to·mat·ed,
de-au·to·mat·ing.
non·au·to·mat·ed,
adjective
un·au·to·mat·ed,
adjective
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automate
(ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt)
—
vb
to make (a manufacturing process, factory, etc) automatic, or (of a manufacturing process, etc) to be made automatic
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
automate
"to convert to automatic operation," 1954, back-formation from
automated
(q.v.). Ancient Gk. verb automatizein meant "to act of oneself, to act unadvisedly."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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