automate

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

automate (third-person singular simple present automates, present participle automating, simple past and past participle automated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.

   Many offices still need to automate.

   We saved time and money by automating the process.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɔ.mat/, /ɔ.tɔ.mat/

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Noun

automate m (plural automates)

1. automaton

Further reading

• “automate” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.u.toˈma.te/

Adjective

automate

1. feminine plural nominative form of automat
2. feminine plural accusative form of automat
3. neuter plural nominative form of automat
4. neuter plural accusative form of automat

Noun

automate

1. plural of automat