cauterize
🇺🇸
/ˈkɔːtəraɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɔːtəraɪz/
verb
R
To use heat or chemicals to burn a wound to stop it from bleeding or getting infected.
After the accident, it was necessary to cauterize the cut to prevent serious infection.
translation
To use heat or chemicals to burn a wound to stop it from bleeding or getting infected.
Word Forms
3rd Present
cauterizes
Past
cauterized
Perfect
cauterized
Progressive
cauterizing