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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Cauterize

/kôt'-ẽr-īz/ · Cau·ter·ize · IPA /[ˈkʰɔɾəɹaɪz]/
01 v. t. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
imp. & p. p. Cauterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Cauterizing
  1. 1.
    To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
  2. 2.
    To sear, as the conscience.