cicatrise

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Pronunciation

/ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/ (UK)

Definition of cicatrise

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verb

(transitive)To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).

“But hardly had I accused myself of the theft, when my arm was seized and my right hand cut off. When the stump was dipped in boiling oil to cicatrise the wound, I fell down in a faint.”

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verb

(transitive)To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).

“But hardly had I accused myself of the theft, when my arm was seized and my right hand cut off. When the stump was dipped in boiling oil to cicatrise the wound, I fell down in a faint.”
(intransitive)To form a scar.

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From Old French cicatriser (French cicatriser), from Latin cicātrīx (“scar”), equivalent to cicatrix + -ise.

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