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αὐτοματίζω

αὐτοματίζω, to act of oneself, act unadvisedly

αὐτομᾰτ-ίζω,
  • act of oneself, act offhand or unadvisedly, X. Cyr. 4.5.21:—Pass., to be done spontaneously or at random, Plu. Ages. 23, Procl. in Ti. 1.297 D.; but ηὐτοματισμένη παράδοσις haphazard, Id. Hyp. 7.35. Adv. ηὐτοματισμένως Id. in Prm. p.650 S.
      • 2 introduce the agency of chance, of Anaxagoras, Simp. in Ph. 327.27.
      • 3 of things, happen of themselves, casually, Hp. Acut. (Sp.) 33; φήμη D.S. 16.92:—Pass., to be self-produced, Ph. 1.441.
      • 4 of natural agencies, act spontaneously, ὥσπερ αὐτοματιζούσης τῆς φύσεως Arist. GA 715b27, cf. D.H. Comp. 20.

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