What does "automate" mean?

To replace or enhance human labor with machines.

What is a synonym for "automate"?

Common synonyms include: automatise, automatize, automatize, program, robotize, robotize.

Pronounced //ˈɔː.tə.meɪt//.

//ˈɔː.tə.meɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To replace or enhance human labor with machines. ambitransitive
"Many offices still need to automate."
2
make automatic or control or operate automatically wordnet

"I'm always going to be looking for ways to use technology to automate or improve production, to make projects replicable by others."

Back-formation from automation.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.