"robotize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: robotizes [present, singular, third-person], robotizing [participle, present], robotized [participle, past], robotized [past]
Etymology: robot + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|robot|ize}} robot + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} robotize (third-person singular simple present robotizes, present participle robotizing, simple past and past participle robotized)
  1. (transitive) To give something (or someone) the characteristics of a robot. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-robotize-en-verb-Sa4qba3A
  2. (transitive) To automate, especially by making use of robots. Tags: transitive Translations (to automate by making use of robots): автоматизирам (avtomatiziram) (Bulgarian), роботизирам (robotiziram) (Bulgarian), robotitzar (Catalan), robotiser (French), robotizar (Galician), roboterisieren (German), robotisieren (German), robotizál (Hungarian), robotizar (Portuguese), роботизи́ровать (robotizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), robotizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-robotize-en-verb-DRoMj5BE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'to automate by making use of robots': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: robotise, roboticise, roboticize Derived forms: robotization Related terms: automate

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