Dronify
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To turn something (such as an aircraft) into a drone by removing the crew and controlling it remotely.
- 2 To convert a task, industry, or process so that it relies on the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles).
"The race to automate and "dronify" weapons systems is accelerating with the progress made in robotics, mechatronics, optoelectronics and artificial intelligence."
- 3 To cause someone or something to drone (speak or sound in a dull, monotonous manner).
""We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in out battle to make laws. Women who are placed in an intolerable position, and if they find they cannot secure a sufficient amount of interest on the part of the Government, then certainly they have a right to say that if the Government is determined to dronify men at whatever cost of pampering, dressing-up, and glorifying him, they will tell the Government that we mean to be dronified no longer"
- 4 To speak or sound in a dull, monotonous manner; to drone.
Example
More examples"The race to automate and "dronify" weapons systems is accelerating with the progress made in robotics, mechatronics, optoelectronics and artificial intelligence."
Etymology
From drone + -ify.
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