Definition of cauterize Cauterize
/kɔˈtɚajz/ - [koterayz] - cau•ter•ize
We found 6 definitions of cauterize from 4 different sources.
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British English
cauterise - /kˈɔːtəɹˌaɪz/
American English
cauterize - /kɔˈtɚajz/
What does cauterize mean?
WordNet
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| cauterize - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" | ||
| cauterise, burn | ||
| care for, treat be fond of; be attached to | ||
| cauterize - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||
| callous, cauterise | ||
| inure, indurate, harden cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cauterize (v. t.)
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. - cauterize (v. t.)
To sear, as the conscience.
Part of speech
🔤- cauterize, verb, present, 1st person singular of cauterize (infinitive).
- cauterize, verb (infinitive).
