Main Entry: au·to·mate

Pronunciation: \ˈȯ-tə-ˌmāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): au·to·mat·ed; au·to·mat·ing

Etymology: back-formation from automation

Date: 1952

transitive verb 1 : to operate by automation
2 : to convert to largely automatic operation <automate a process>intransitive verb : to undergo automation

— au·to·mat·able \-ˌmā-tə-bəl\ adjective