au‧to‧mate AC /ˈɔːtəmeɪt $ ˈɒː-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: automation]
to start using computers and machines to do a job, rather than people:
Cash machines automate two basic functions of a bank – deposits and withdrawals. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲