cauterize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cauterize	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cauterize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cauterize v burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" Synonym(s): cauterize, cauterise, burn make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals Synonym(s): callous, cauterize, cauterise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[82]rised.. See {cauter}.] 1. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. --Dunglison. 2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor.