# automate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɔː.tə.meɪt/ · frequency rank #26,007

## Definitions
1. To replace or enhance human labor with machines.

## Etymology
Back-formation from automation.

## Easily confused with
- **automatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/automate-vs-automatic)
- **automated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/automate-vs-automated)
- **automaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/automate-vs-automaton)
- **automata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/automata-vs-automate)
- **automaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/automaker-vs-automate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`atuomate`, `auotmate`, `autmoate`, `autoamte`, `automaet`, `automatte`, `autommate`, `automtae`, `auttomate`, `uatomate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/automate