robotise

verb

robotise

verb

Etymology From robot + -ise.

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UK, Nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of robotize.

  • The "Becoming Real" remix of the track adds dubby space and bleeps to the mix and computerises the draggy beat and robotises the vocals – Veronica appears to be chanting "black lesbian" over and over, which is cool.2010 June 15, Paul Lester, “Teeth (No 808)”, in The Guardian:
  • "We robotise events, you might say. What we don't like is journalists trying to write beautifully. […]2012 June 8, Joris Luyendijk, “Salesman for software company selling to HFT firms: 'We robotise events'”, in The Guardian:
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  • Journalism is not equivalent to hiring a taxi or robotising a repetitive assembly line task or renting a holiday home. It is a creative activity that cherishes democracy by holding power to account.2015 April 7, Roy Greenslade, “Democracy will die if professional journalists go to the wall”, in The Guardian:
  • I put in my card, pressed a few buttons and the robotised order-picking system delivered my coffee. Not a barista in sight.2017 February 2, Giles Fraser, “Robots can take our jobs, but they will never render obsolete our love”, in The Guardian:

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