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automate

/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/ UK
/ˈoːtəmɛjt/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɔ.təˌmeɪt/ US
[ˈɔ.ɾəˌmeɪt] US
/ˈɔ.toʊˌmeɪt/ US
[ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌmeɪt] US
/ˈɑ.təˌmeɪt/ US, cot caught merger
[ˈɑ.ɾəˌmeɪt] US, cot caught merger
/ˈɑ.toʊˌmeɪt/ US, cot caught merger
[ˈɑ.ɾoʊˌmeɪt] US, cot caught merger
/ˈɒ.təˌmeɪt/ Canada
[ˈɒ.ɾəˌmeɪt] Canada
/ˈɒ.toʊˌmeɪt/ Canada
[ˈɒ.ɾoʊˌmeɪt] Canada
/ˈoːtəmæɪt/ Australia, New Zealand
[ˈoːɾəmæɪt] Australia, New Zealand
/ˈɔtəmet/ Scotland
/ˈɔːtəmeːt/ Wales

Rhymes with -ɔːtəmeɪt

verb automates · automating · automated

ambitransitive To replace or enhance human labor with machines. Many offices still need to automate.
Similar: robotize

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: automatize, automation, computerize, auto, automatic, automize, semiautomate, automatise, robotize, mechanize, machinize, machinify, machinise, mechanicalize, robotise, mechanicize

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verb to replace or enhance human labor with machines

Español	automatizar
한국어	자동화하다 jadonghwahada
日本語	自動化する jidōka suru
中文	自動化 /自动化 zìdònghuà
Português	automatizar
Français	automatiser
Deutsch	automatisieren
Italiano	automaticizzare
Ελληνικά	αυτοματοποιήστε aftomatopoiíste
Română	automatiza
Русский	автоматизи́ровать avtomatizírovatʹ
العربية	أَتْمَتَ ʔatmata

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"automate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/automate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"automate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/automate.

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@misc{automate_2026,
  title = {automate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/automate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}