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automate

/ˈɔ.təˌmeɪt/ verb C2
  1. To replace or enhance human labor with machines. · Many offices still need to automate.· We saved time and money by automating the process.

He/she/it automates · Past automated · Past participle automated · -ing form automating

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Verb forms

Base form
automate
He/she/it
automates
Past
automated
Past participle
automated
-ing form
automating

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In other situations, businesses use automated software programs to flood a webpage with positive comments.
Can You Trust Online Reviews?, p. 1 · B2
Reclaiming the fading art of traditional navigation offers a potent antidote to our increasingly automated and physically detached modern existence.
In Praise of the Paper Map, p. 1 · C2

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