automate
verb
au·to·mate
ˈȯ-tə-ˌmāt 
automated; automating
1
: to operate by automation
2
: to convert to largely automatic operation
automate a process
: to undergo automation
Examples of automate in a Sentence
The company recently automated its filing process.
a factory that has yet to be automated
a factory that has yet to automate
When companies automate, employees lose jobs.
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Now, a new wave of AI technology is doing more than automating this mess.
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Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
By 2030, activities that make up as much as 30 percent of hours currently worked in the U.S. could be automated —a trend accelerated by AI, according to a McKinsey Global Institute report.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Between fulfillment and delivery AMZN is now investing to automate $200bn of Logistics Costs.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The installation routine is mostly automated, leaving little to do beyond choosing either USB or Wi-Fi for the connection.
—PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
By 2030, activities that make up as much as 30 percent of hours currently worked in the U.S. could be automated —a trend accelerated by AI, according to a McKinsey Global Institute report.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Between fulfillment and delivery AMZN is now investing to automate $200bn of Logistics Costs.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The installation routine is mostly automated, leaving little to do beyond choosing either USB or Wi-Fi for the connection.
—PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
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automate
verb
au·to·mate
ˈȯt-ə-ˌmāt
automated; automating
1
: to operate by automation
2
: to convert to mainly automatic operation
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