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AUTOTOMISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they autotomise ... he / she / it autotomises
Past simple: autotomised
Past participle: autotomised
-ing form: autotomising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause a body part to undergo autotomy
Synonyms:
autotomise; autotomize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "autotomise" is one way to...):
cast; cast off; drop; shake off; shed; throw; throw away; throw off (get rid of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
