Verb
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
To sear, as the conscience.
Source: Webster's dictionaryConvincing 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