Home › Words › A › autodigestautodigestautodigest means to carry out autodigestion.EtymologyFrom auto- + digest.verbTo carry out autodigestion.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.autodigestive 87% match — Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion. vs autodigest →autodigestion 82% match — The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself. vs autodigest →autoproteolyze 70% match — To undergo autoproteolysis vs autodigest →autophagy 70% match — The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure. vs autodigest →autophagically 66% match — In an autophagic manner vs autodigest →autolyze 66% match — To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes. vs autodigest →autophagous 65% match — Self-eating; exhibiting autophagy. vs autodigest →autodegradation 64% match — Degradation of an organ or substance caused by itself. vs autodigest →