Automate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɔː.tə.meɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Automate is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
Example Sentences
Many offices still need to automate.
We saved time and money by automating the process.
In the early '60's a Yoyodyne executive living near L.A. and located someplace in the corporate root-system above supervisor but below vice-president, found himself, at age 39, automated out of a job.
Word Forms
- automates
- automating
- automated
Synonyms for automate
Depending on context, synonyms include robotize, automatize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include automatize, automation, computerize, auto, automatic, automize.
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