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autotomize

American  
[aw-tot-uh-mahyz] / ɔˈtɒt əˌmaɪz /
especially British, autotomise

verb (used without object)

autotomized, autotomizing

  1. to undergo autotomy.

verb (used with object)

autotomized, autotomizing

  1. to effect autotomy of (a part).

autotomize British  
/ ɔːˈtɒtəˌmaɪz /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of autotomize

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

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