cicatrise en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Old French cicatriser (French cicatriser), from Latin cicātrīx (“scar”), equivalent to cicatrix + -ise.
Meanings
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(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.
1923, Powys Mathers, transl., The Thousand Nights and One Night:
- (intransitive) To form a scar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cicatrises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cicatrising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cicatrised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cicatrised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| cicatrize | US, alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (14)
pl zabliźnić (to heal a wound through scarring) · pl zabliźniać (to heal a wound through scarring) · pl zabliźniać się (to form a scar) · pt cicatrizar (to heal a wound through scarring) · ka შეხორცება (to form a scar) · fi arpeutua (to form a scar) · ru залечивать (to heal a wound through scarring) · ru затя́гиваться (to form a scar) · ru заживлять (to heal a wound through scarring) · fi arpeuttaa (to heal a wound through scarring) · ru зарубцовываться (to form a scar) · ka შეხორცება (to heal a wound through scarring) · pl zabliźnić się (to form a scar) · ru зажива́ть (to form a scar)