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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb cauterize has 2 senses

• cauterize(v = verb.change) burn, cauterise - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
is one way to care for, treat
Derived forms noun cauterant₁, noun cauterization₁, noun cautery₂, noun cautery₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• cauterize(v = verb.change) callous, cauterise - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals; Array
is one way to harden, indurate, inure
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

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

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cauterize

Calefaction

VB heat, warm, chafe, stive, foment, make hot, sun oneself, sunbathe, go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame), fire, set fire to, set on fire, kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light, apply the match to, apply the torch to, rekindle, relume, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire, make a bonfire of, melt, thaw, fuse, liquefy, 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.

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