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Cauterize   /kˈɔtəraɪz/   Listen
Cauterize

verb
(past & past part. cauterized; pres. part. cauterizing)
1.
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent.  Synonyms: burn, cauterise.
2.
Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals.  Synonyms: callous, cauterise.






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"Cauterize" Quotes from Famous Books



... flame, add fuel to the flame; poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire; make a bonfire of. melt, thaw, fuse; liquefy &c 335. burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy^, scorch; brand, cauterize, sear, burn in; corrode, char, calcine, incinerate; smelt, scorify^; reduce to ashes; burn to a cinder; commit to the flames, consign to the flames. boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer; do to rags. take fire, catch fire; blaze &c (flame) ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



Words linked to "Cauterize" :   indurate, harden, scorch, cauterant, burn, cautery, cauterization, treat, inure, sear, care for



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