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cau·ter·ize
 cauterize
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- pronunciation:
- kaw
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cauterizes, cauterizing, cauterized |
| definition: |
to sear with heat or chemicals to stop bleeding or destroy infected tissue.
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| related words: |
singe |
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| derivation: |
cauterization (n.) |
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