automate
See also: aŭtomate
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪt/, [ˈɒɾoʊˌmeɪt]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪt
Verb
automate (third-person singular simple present automates, present participle automating, simple past and past participle automated)
- (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.
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Translations
to replace or enhance human labor with machines
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.tɔ.mat/, /ɔ.tɔ.mat/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “automate” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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