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autotomize

autotomize verb: to shed (a body part) by autotomy.

Verb

autotomize (third-person singular simple present autotomizes, present participle autotomizing, simple past and past participle autotomized)

  1. (transitive) To shed (a body part) by autotomy.

Forms of autotomize

third-person singular presentautotomizes
present participleautotomizing
past participleautotomized
pastautotomized

Origin of autotomize

From autotomy + -ize.

Words formed from autotomize

Questions about autotomize

What does autotomize mean?
Autotomize means to shed (a body part) by autotomy.
What part of speech is autotomize?
Autotomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of autotomize?
The past tense of autotomize is autotomized.

Words near autotomize in the dictionary

  1. autotomies
  2. autotomise
  3. autotomised
  4. autotomises
  5. autotomising
  6. autotomize
  7. autotomized
  8. autotomizer
  9. autotomizers
  10. autotomizes
  11. autotomizing

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