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.
have cauterized
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present perfectof cauterize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And she never once thought of the wound to her heart; the fierce fire of vanity seemed to have cauterized it—if there was a wound.
From The Second Generation by David Graham Phillips
Louis XIV. and Turenne have cauterized that beautiful land.
From The Red Inn by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
