automate
pronunciation
How to pronounce automate in British English:
UK [ˈɔːtəmeɪt]
How to pronounce automate in American English:
US [ˈɔːtəmeɪt]
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- Verb:
- make automatic or control or operate automatically
Word Origin
- automate (v.)
- "to convert to automatic operation," 1954, back-formation from automated (q.v.). Ancient Greek verb automatizein meant "to act of oneself, to act unadvisedly." Related: Automating.
Example
- 1. So various tricks are used to automate the process .
- 2. Now the automate part of the process .
- 3. Automate everything that is repetitive .
- 4. The dtn is an attempt to automate that process .
- 5. A new imaging technology could help automate this .