| VERB | contact | autotomize, autotomise | cause a body part to undergo autotomy |
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| Meaning | Cause a body part to undergo autotomy. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | autotomise | |
| Broader | shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | Get rid of |
| Nouns | 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 |
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