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cic·a·trize
 cicatrize
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- pronunciation:
- sI
k
traIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cicatrizes, cicatrizing, cicatrized |
| definition: |
to cause to heal by forming a cicatrix or scar.
Her system could not cicatrize the wound. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to heal by forming a cicatrix or scar.
The wound cicatrized rapidly. |
| derivations: |
cicatrizant (adj.), cicatrization (n.) |
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