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autolyze

American  
[awt-l-ahyz] / ˈɔt lˌaɪz /
especially British, autolyse

verb (used with object)

autolyzed, autolyzing
  1. to cause to undergo autolysis.


verb (used without object)

autolyzed, autolyzing
  1. to undergo autolysis.

Etymology

Origin of autolyze

1900–05; back formation from autolysis , on the model of analyze


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He can discuss the finer points of high-extraction bread flours and the autolyze method.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022

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