Automatises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To transform a procedure into one that runs independently without human effort To set up systems that perform tasks automatically with minimal oversight To incorporate technology that facilitates self-operating functions
2. Causes an operation to function by itself without manual input
3. Enables tasks to be carried out without human control through mechanical or electronic means

Etymology: "Automatises" is the third-person singular present form of the verb "automatise," meaning to make a task self-operating. The verb is built from "automate," which itself came from "automatic," with the English suffix "-ise" added to turn it into a verb. "Automatic" goes back to the Greek "automatos," meaning "self-moving" or "acting of one's own will," made from "auto-" (self) and a root connected to "mati," as in "spontaneously." The Greek idea was of something that moves by its own impulse, and that sense of self-motion carried into English as a description of machines that run without direct human control. The verb "automate" was formed from "automatic" in the twentieth century, and "automatise" is a parallel formation. Both describe turning a process into one that operates on its own. The "-ise" ending is the same one found in verbs like "modernise" or "standardise," and it is the standard British spelling; the American equivalent is "automatize."

Synonyms: automates