English verb: cauterize | |||
1. | cauterize (change) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent | ||
Samples | The surgeon cauterized the wart. | ||
Synonyms | burn, cauterise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
Entail | scorch, sear | ||
2. | cauterize (change) make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||
Synonyms | callous, cauterise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | harden, indurate, inure | ||