automate
verb /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/
/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they automate | /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/ /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/ |
| he / she / it automates | /ˈɔːtəmeɪts/ /ˈɔːtəmeɪts/ |
| past simple automated | /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle automated | /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form automating | /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to use machines and computers instead of people to do a job or task
- be automated The entire manufacturing process has been automated.
- The factory is now fully automated.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAutomate is used with these nouns as the object:- process
Word Origin1950s: back-formation from automation.