automatize

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verb

au·​tom·​a·​tize ȯ-ˈtä-mə-ˌtīz How to pronounce automatize (audio)
automatized; automatizing

transitive verb

: to make (an action) reflexive
automatization noun

automatization

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noun

au·​tom·​a·​ti·​za·​tion
variants also British automatisation
ȯ-ˌtä-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce automatization (audio)
-ˌtī-ˈzā- also ə-ˌtä-
plural -s
: the action or process of automatizing : the state of being automatized : automation

Examples of automatize in a Sentence

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Verb
In part, the President has used the term like every other politician does—to automatize the righteousness of contestable claims. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 Beginning in 2019, Zillow used A.I. that had been trained on over 100 million home valuations to predict the price of homes and automatize the buying, fixing up and selling of homes. Maxime Courtaux, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2022 This system, called UTM for short, is supposed to automatize air traffic control below 400 feet (122 m). Sarah White, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Verb

automat(ic) entry 1 + -ize, in part after German automatisieren

First Known Use

Verb

1865, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of automatize was in 1865

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“Automatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automatize. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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automatize

verb
au·​tom·​a·​tize ȯ-ˈtäm-ə-ˌtīz How to pronounce automatize (audio)
automatized; automatizing
: to make automatic
automatization noun
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