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automatize

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

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make or become automatic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Student responses are gradually automatized through repetition.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cause to be automated; to automate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We need to automatize our production facility.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

make automatic or control or operate automatically

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • automatize the production
  • automate the movement of the robot

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: automatise, automate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

Narrower terms: semi-automatize, semi-automatise

4

verb

Meaning 4

turn into an automaton

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: automatise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

History

Etymology

From French automatiser, from automate (“automaton”). Equivalent to automate + -ize.