Dictionary Entry
cauterize
cauterize is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
- 2transitive verb
To sear, as the conscience.
- 3verb
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
- 4verb
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
"The surgeon cauterized the wart"
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