automate

(ô'tə-māt')

v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.

v.tr.

1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.
2. To control or operate by automation.

v.intr.
To make use of or be converted to automation: a food service that decided to automate for greater efficiency.

[Back-formation from AUTOMATION.]

automatable au'to·mat'a·ble adj.

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To turn a set of manual steps into an electronic operation that runs on its own. It may also refer to removing certain human interactions with the software in an existing information system to make it operate from beginning to end without intervention. See automation.

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• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - automate: (vb) use only machine power in construction, assembly, production, or operation

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See words rhyming with "automate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - automatisere, gå over til automation
v. intr. - blive automatiseret, gå over til automation

Nederlands (Dutch)
automatiseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - automatiser
v. intr. - être automatisé

Deutsch (German)
v. - automatisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αυτοματοποιώ, μηχανογραφώ

Italiano (Italian)
automatizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - automatizar

Русский (Russian)
автоматизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - automatizar
v. intr. - hacer automático

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - automatisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自动化, 采用自动化技术

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 自動化
v. intr. - 自動化, 採用自動化技術

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자동화하다
v. intr. - 자동 장치를 갖추다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 自動化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤتمت : يجعله أتوماتيكيا, يشغل أتوماتيكيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מיכן, העביר לאוטומציה, הכניס לפעולה מערכת מחשבים‬
v. intr. - ‮התקין תוכנות-שירות, פעל לפי עקרונות המיכון‬

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