automate
verb
au·to·mate
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automated;
automating
Definition of automate
1
: to operate by automation
2
: to convert to largely automatic operation
automate a process
: to undergo automation
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Other Words from automate
automatable
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of automate in a Sentence
The company recently automated its filing process.
a factory that has yet to be automated
a factory that has yet to automate
When companies automate, employees lose jobs.
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If true, this means that there will be a larger proportion of middle- and upper-wage jobs as lower-wage jobs are automated at higher rates and therefore employ fewer people. — Robert D. Atkinson, National Review, "Higher Productivity Is Good for Workers," 25 July 2019 The agency could do a license check in less than a minute online or in milliseconds if the process is automated. — Marshall Allen, ProPublica, "What Can Be Done Right Now to Stop a Basic Source of Health Care Fraud," 19 July 2019 Far less than fully automated The Society of Automotive Engineers characterizes these safety features as Level 2, which is much lower than Level 5 that signifies full automation. — Ed Leefeldt, CBS News, "As cars get safer, drivers take more risks," 17 July 2019 Furthermore, should those jobs return to the United States, the work involved will likely end up being heavily automated in a bid to control labor costs, which will minimize the potential job creation. — Benjamin Studebaker, The New Republic, "The Real Stakes of Trump’s Trade War With China," 27 Aug. 2019 Allred, a cherubic figure with a brushstroke of strawberry blonde hair, has just finished a brainstorm on the topic of automating Lambda’s admissions; a whiteboard behind him holds a sketch of potential pipelines. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Lambda School's For-Profit Plan to Solve Student Debt," 26 Aug. 2019 There are apps that can help automate this task, like Mint or Clarity Money. — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "You don't have to give up lattes to save $50 this week. Here are 5 ways," 24 Aug. 2019 Working from the company’s Los Angeles office, Boys will help the video and audio analytics platform meet a growing number of clients’ needs as attribution and automated claiming become central elements in rights holders and creators’ businesses. — Christian Saralegui, Billboard, "Executive Turntable: Moves at RCA, AXS, Columbia, Warner Records & More," 23 Aug. 2019 The routine jobs are what will first get automated because there’s nothing that requires a human there. — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, "“Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal, and not Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, is the Indian techie’s new role model”," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'automate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for automate
automate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of automate
: to run or operate (something, such as a factory or system) by using machines, computers, etc., instead of people to do the work
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automate
verb
au·to·mate
| \ ˈȯ-tə-ˌmāt
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\
automated;
automating
Kids Definition of automate
: to run or operate something using machines instead of people
automate a factory
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