Standard Lemma guide

automated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɔ.təmeɪtɪd/
  • General-American: [ˈɔ.ɾəˌmeɪ.ɾɪd]
  • General-American: /ˈɔ.toʊˌmeɪ.tɪd/
  • General-American: [ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌmeɪ.ɾɪd]
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈɑ.təmeɪtɪd/
  • cot-caught-merger: [ˈɑ.ɾəˌmeɪ.ɾɪd]
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈɑ.toʊˌmeɪ.tɪd/
  • cot-caught-merger: [ˈɑ.ɾoʊˌmeɪ.ɾɪd]
  • CMU ARPABET: AO1 T AH0 M EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made automatic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Done by machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • automated process
  • automated system

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of automate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

operated by automation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an automated stoker

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: machine-controlled, machine-driven

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُؤَتْمَت (muʔatmat) — made automatic
  • Belarusian: аўтаматызава́ны (awtamatyzavány) — made automatic
  • Bulgarian: автоматичен (avtomatičen) — made automatic
  • Danish: automatiseret — made automatic
  • Dutch: geautomatiseerd — made automatic
  • Finnish: automatisoitu — made automatic
  • French: automatisé — made automatic
  • German: automatisiert — made automatic
  • Italian: automatizzato — made automatic
  • Polish: automatyzowany — made automatic
  • Portuguese: automatizado — made automatic
  • Russian: автоматизи́рованный (avtomatizírovannyj) — made automatic
  • Spanish: automatizado — made automatic
  • Ukrainian: автоматизо́ваний (avtomatyzóvanyj) — made automatic
  • Bulgarian: автоматизиран (avtomatiziran) — done by machine
  • Danish: automatiseret — done by machine
  • Danish: automatisk — done by machine
  • Finnish: koneellinen — done by machine
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