autotomize

[ aw-tot-uh-mahyz ]

/ ɔˈtɒt əˌmaɪz /

verb (used without object), au·tot·o·mized, au·tot·o·miz·ing.

to undergo autotomy.

verb (used with object), au·tot·o·mized, au·tot·o·miz·ing.

to effect autotomy of (a part).

Nearby words

autostability, autostrada, autosuggestion, autotelic, autotimer, autotomize, autotomy, autotopagnosia, autotoxaemia, autotoxemia, autotoxicosis

Also especially British, au·tot·o·mise.

Origin of autotomize

First recorded in 1900–05; autotom(y) + -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for autotomize

autotomize

autotomise

/ (ɔːˈtɒtəˌmaɪz) /

verb

to cause (a part of the body) to undergo autotomy

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