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au•tot•o•mize
Pronunciation: (ô-tot'u-mīz"), [key]
—v., -mized, -miz•ing.
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v.i.
to undergo autotomy.
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v.t.
to effect autotomy of (a part).
Also, esp. Brit.,au•tot'o•mise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.