automatize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɔˈtɑməˌtaɪz/ UK /ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious

With practice, skilled typists automatize the movement of their fingers.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make automatic, or to... automate mechanize computerize systematize

Opposites

manualize

Word family

Derived forms automatization

Related forms automatic automaton automation automate

Etymology

From automat(ic) + -ize, ultimately from Ancient Greek automatos ('self-acting'), from autos ('self').

automatos Ancient Greek autos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# automatize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɔˈtɑməˌtaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious

## Examples
- With practice, skilled typists automatize the movement of their fingers.

## Synonyms
- automate
- mechanize
- computerize
- systematize

## Antonyms
- manualize

## Derived Forms
- automatization

## Related Forms
- automatic
- automaton
- automation
- automate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: automatos
- Root: autos

## Etymology
From automat(ic) + -ize, ultimately from Ancient Greek automatos ('self-acting'), from autos ('self').

## AI Etymology
automatize comes from automat(ic) + -ize, ultimately from Ancient Greek automatos ('self-acting'), from autos ('self'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ize is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the verb sense is "to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as automatic, automaton, automation, automate and derivatives such as automatization, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek automatos, Ancient Greek autos, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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