αὐτοματίζω

A. 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.650S.

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.