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English word:
cauterize
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cauterize in WordNet English dictionary
verb
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
"The surgeon cauterized the wart"
cauterize
cauterise
burn
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
callous
cauterize
cauterise
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