cauterize
verb (used with object)
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
had cauterized
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past perfectof cauterize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Within a half hour he had cauterized the choroid plexus in both ventricles.
From Time Magazine Archive
They made their way back and slipped in as unobtrusively as they could, and after they had cauterized and dressed their wounds they sought to forget their disappointment in sleep.
From Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs by Homer Randall
