traumatize
verb (used with object)
to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
traumatise
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a variation of
traumatize.
Example Sentences
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“Usually, hyperpigmentation caused by acne could go away eventually, if you don’t traumatise them or rub them,” Berson says.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2022
"She is a humanitarian and I believe she would never traumatise children like that."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2017
His dad counsels that JD remember his daughter is only four and that by pushing her too hard to take up shooting he may traumatise her and put her off altogether.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2014
"It doesn't help your case, and at worst you further traumatise someone," Derek Marsh, who trains California police on human trafficking cases, told the Associated Press news agency.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2014
Disney decided to traumatise its young audience with the full dead parent shebang.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2011
