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to cauterize
01
to burn or seal a wound or tissue, typically to prevent infection and stop bleeding
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cauterize
3rd person singular
cauterizes
Present participle
cauterizing
Past simple
cauterized
Past participle
cauterized
Examples
In traditional medicine, they often cauterize wounds to prevent infection.
02
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Lexical Tree
cauterize
cauter
