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AUTOTOMISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autotomise mean?
• AUTOTOMISE (verb)
The verb AUTOTOMISE has 1 sense:
1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy
Familiarity information: AUTOTOMISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they autotomise
... he / she / it autotomises
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Past simple: autotomised
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Past participle: autotomised
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-ing form: autotomising
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Past simple: autotomised
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Past participle: autotomised
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-ing form: autotomising
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Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause a body part to undergo autotomy
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
autotomise; autotomize
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
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