autotomize
[ aw-tot-uh-mahyz ]
/ ɔˈtɒt əˌmaɪz /
verb (used without object), au·tot·o·mized, au·tot·o·miz·ing.
to undergo autotomy.
verb (used with object), au·tot·o·mized, au·tot·o·miz·ing.
to effect autotomy of (a part).
Also
especially British,
au·tot·o·mise.
Origin of autotomize
First recorded in 1900–05;
autotom(y) +
-ize
Words nearby autotomize
autostability,
autostrada,
autosuggestion,
autotelic,
autotimer,
autotomize,
autotomy,
autotopagnosia,
autotoxaemia,
autotoxemia,
autotoxicosis
British Dictionary definitions for autotomize
autotomize
autotomise
/ (ɔːˈtɒtəˌmaɪz) /
verb
to cause (a part of the body) to undergo autotomy