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automate
[ aw-tuh-meyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
- to operate or control by automation.
- to displace or make obsolete by automation (often followed by out ):
The unskilled jobs are going to be automated out.
verb (used without object)
- to install automatic procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing; follow or utilize the principles of automation:
Many banks have begun to automate.
automate
/ ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt /
verb
- to make (a manufacturing process, factory, etc) automatic, or (of a manufacturing process, etc) to be made automatic
Other Word Forms
- auto·mata·ble adjective
- de-auto·mate verb deautomated deautomating
- non·auto·mated adjective
- un·auto·mated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of automate1
Example Sentences
Since Brexit, British travellers arriving at EU airports have mostly had to queue for manned desks to get their passports stamped, instead of using the automated gates.
EES is an automated IT system for registering all non-EU travellers for a short stay, each time they cross the EU's external borders.
“Just because something can be automated doesn’t mean it should be,” he said.
While limited self-driving technology is already permitted on UK roads, a human driver must be at the wheel and responsible for the vehicle, even if automated technology is being used.
Other proposed measures include using artificial intelligence "for good" in its Bitesize educational service by giving every child an automated "personal learning companion".
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