US /ɔˈtɑməˌtaɪz/ UK /ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

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

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to make automatic, or to... automatemechanizecomputerizesystematize
Opposites
manualize
Word family
Derived forms automatization

Etymology

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

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