Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb automatize
2 senses of automatize
Sense 1
automatize, automatise -- (turn into an automaton)
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Sense 2
automatize, automatise, automate -- (make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")