Cauterize \Cau"ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cauterized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Cauterizing.] [L. cauterizare, Gr. ?, fr. a
branding iron: cf. F. caut['e]rised.. See cauter.]
1. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. --Dunglison.
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2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cauterize
v 1: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric
current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the
wart" [syn: cauterise, burn]
2: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn:
callous, cauterise]
WordNet (r) 2.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "cauterize":
blaze, blister, brand, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, char, coal,
crack, cupel, flame, found, oxidate, oxidize, parch, pyrolyze,
scorch, sear, singe, solder, swinge, torrefy, vesicate, vulcanize,
weld
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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