Cauterize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cauterize \Cau"ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cauterized}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Cauterizing}.] [L. cauterizare, Gr. ?, fr. a
     branding iron: cf. F. caut['e]rised.. See {cauter}.]
     1. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. --Dunglison.
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     2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cauterize
       v 1: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric
            current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the
            wart" [syn: {cauterise}, {burn}]
       2: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn:
           {callous}, {cauterise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "cauterize":
     blaze, blister, brand, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, char, coal,
     crack, cupel, flame, found, oxidate, oxidize, parch, pyrolyze,
     scorch, sear, singe, solder, swinge, torrefy, vesicate, vulcanize,
     weld