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trau·ma·tize       [trou-muh-tahyz, traw-] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz·ing.
1.Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
2.Psychiatry. to cause a trauma in (the mind): to be traumatized by a childhood experience.
Also, especially British, trau·ma·tise.


[Origin: 1900–05; < Gk traumatízein to wound. See traumatic, -ize]

trau·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
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trau·ma·tize       (trô'mə-tīz', trou'-)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   trau·ma·tized, trau·ma·tiz·ing, trau·ma·tiz·es
  1. To wound or injure (a tissue), as in a surgical operation.
  2. To subject to psychological trauma.

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traumatize

verb
inflict a trauma upon 

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