cauterize

Verb

Meaning

To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.

To sear, as the conscience.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

burn callous cauterise fire dress blight char scald brand burning clean flame burnt bite brush
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Antonyms

last guzzle extinguish glut binge engorge
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Hypernyms

harden treat burn indurate inure care for

Derivatives

cauterized cauterizing

Examples

Convincing people to give your way a try will work if you neutralize - and sometimes you have to cauterize - the ones who really are against change. They're the kind of person who, if you tell them it's raining outside, they'll fight you tooth and nail. Geoffrey Canada

The surgeon cauterized the wart Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cauteriser cauterism cauterization cauterizer cauterizing stone Cauterucci