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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 | ||
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