Definition of cauterise Cauterise
/kˈɔːtəɹˌaɪz/ - cau•ter•ise
We found 4 definitions of cauterise from 3 different sources.
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British English
cauterise - /kˈɔːtəɹˌaɪz/
American English
cauterize - /kɔˈtɚajz/
What does cauterise mean?
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| cauterise - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" | ||
| cauterize, burn | ||
| care for, treat be fond of; be attached to | ||
| cauterise - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||
| callous, cauterize | ||
| inure, indurate, harden cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cauterise
kaw′tėr-īz, v.t. to burn with a caustic or a hot iron: (fig.) to sear.—ns. Cau′ter, Cau′tery, a burning with caustics or a hot iron: a burning iron or caustic used for burning tissue; Cauterisā′tion, Cau′terism. [Fr. cautériser—Low L. cauterizāre—Gr. kautēr, a hot iron—kai-ein, to burn.]
