traumatize
[ trou-muh-tahyz, traw- ]
verb (used with object),trau·ma·tized, trau·ma·tiz·ing.
Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
Psychiatry. to cause a trauma in (the mind): to be traumatized by a childhood experience.
Origin of traumatize
1- Also especially British, trau·ma·tise .
Other words from traumatize
- trau·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
- un·trau·ma·tized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for traumatize
traumatize
traumatise
/ (ˈtrɔːməˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to wound or injure (the body)
to subject or be subjected to mental trauma
Derived forms of traumatize
- traumatization or traumatisation, noun
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