automate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪt/ or [ˈɒɾoʊˌmeɪt]/

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Verb

Plain form automate

Third-person singular automates

Past tense automated

Past participle automated

Present participle automating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you automate a process, you make it automatic, for example work done by machines instead of humans.

   Automating the assembly process will increase our output.

Related words

• automatic
• automation