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verb (used with object), cau·ter·ized, cau·ter·iz·ing.
Also, especially British, cau·ter·ise.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin cautērizāre to brand, equivalent to cautēr- (< Greek kautḗr branding iron, equivalent to kau-, variant stem of kaíein to burn (compare caustic), + -tēr agent suffix) + -izāre -ize
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin cautērizāre to brand, equivalent to cautēr- (< Greek kautḗr branding iron, equivalent to kau-, variant stem of kaíein to burn (compare caustic), + -tēr agent suffix) + -izāre -ize
Related forms
cau·ter·i·za·tion, noun
un·cau·ter·ized, adjective
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cauterize  (kô'tə-rīz') Pronunciation Key
To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures. |
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