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AUTOMATISE
automatize, automatise, automate
(verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically; “automatize the production”; “automate the movement of the robot”
automatize, automatise
(verb) turn into an automaton
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
automatise (third-person singular simple present automatises, present participle automatising, simple past and past participle automatised)
Alternative spelling of automatize
Source: Wiktionary
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BEAR
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
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