autonomize

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verb

To make autonomous.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verbautonomize (third-person singular simple present autonomizes, present participle autonomizing, simple past and past participle autonomized)

present singular third person autonomizes · participle present autonomizing · participle past autonomized · past autonomized

  1. transitiveTo make autonomous.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  2. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  3. Englishautonomy
  4. Englishautonomous
  5. Englishautonomize

From autonomous + -ize.

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Translations

Polish autonomizować, zautonomizować
  • autonomizowaćTranslations
  • zautonomizowaćTranslations
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APA

autonomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomize

MLA

“autonomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autonomize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomize.

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