v.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ -t ə - ˌ m ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -mat · ed ; -mat · ing
Etymology: back-formation from automation
Date: 1952
transitive verb
1 : to operate by automation
2 : to convert to largely automatic operation < automate a process>
intransitive verb : to undergo automation
– au · to · mat · able \ - ˌ m ā -t ə -b ə l \ adjective