autolyze

[ awt-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object),au·to·lyzed, au·to·lyz·ing.
  1. to cause to undergo autolysis.

verb (used without object),au·to·lyzed, au·to·lyz·ing.
  1. to undergo autolysis.

Origin of autolyze

1
1900–05; back formation from autolysis, on the model of analyze
  • Also especially British, au·to·lyse .

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