autotomize

[aw-tot-uh-mahyz]

verb (used without object)

to undergo autotomy.

verb (used with object)

to effect autotomy of (a part).

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

Origin:
1900–05; autotom(y) + -ize

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autotomize or autotomise (ɔːˈtɒtəˌmaɪz)

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

autotomise or autotomise

—vb

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