cauterise

Other spellings

• (US) cauterize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkɔːtəraɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): [ˈkʰɔɾəraɪz] or [ˈkʰɑɾəraɪz]

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Verb

Plain form cauterise

Third-person singular cauterises

Past tense cauterised

Past participle cauterised

Present participle cauterising

1. If you cauterise the skin or flesh of a wound, you burn it with a heated instrument or caustic substance so as to stop bleeding or to prevent infection.