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cauterize

especially British, cau·ter·ise

[kaw-tuh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

cauterized, cauterizing 
  1. to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.



cauterize

/ ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) (esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cauterize

  1. To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.

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Other Word Forms

  • cauterization noun
  • uncauterized adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauterize1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin cautērizāre to brand, equivalent to cautēr- (< Greek kautḗr branding iron, equivalent to kau-, variant stem of kaíein to burn ( caustic ), + -tēr agent suffix) + -izāre -ize
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauterize1

C14: from Old French cauteriser, from Late Latin cautērizāre, from cautērium branding iron, from Greek kautērion, from kaiein to burn
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Example Sentences

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Says Crow, who reportedly dated Clapton in the late ’90s: “It’s like Bonnie and ‘Nick of Time’ — these people who’ve lived a full life and then sing a song that cauterizes itself in a moment.”

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He had a blood vessel cauterized in his nose and began checking the air quality each morning to see if it was safe to go outside.

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If any bleeding occurs during the polyp removal, doctors can cauterize the wound to seal it, but this method creates a scar that may delay the healing, and result in additional complications.

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Once they found the ulcer, they cauterized it and gave him two pints of blood.

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"And then when things really come to a head, they try to cauterize the wound at the lowest level possible."

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