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cauterise

/ cauterise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
"The surgeon cauterized the wart"
Type of:
treat care for
Derived:
burn cautery cauterization cauterisation cauterant
Entails:
sear scorch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Type of:
inure harden indurate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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treat care for inure harden indurate