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AUTOTOMIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they autotomize ... he / she / it autotomizes
Past simple: autotomized
Past participle: autotomized
-ing form: autotomizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause a body part to undergo autotomy
Synonyms:
autotomise; autotomize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "autotomize" is one way to...):
cast; cast off; drop; shake off; shed; throw; throw away; throw off (get rid of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
autotomy (spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack)
