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verb
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent.
synonyms: burn, cauterize.
is a specific kind of: care for, treat | burn.
entailment: scorch, sear.
derivation: cauterisation, cauterization, cautery | cauterant, cautery | burn.
Dutch: toebranden
Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals.
synonyms: callous, cauterize.
is a specific kind of: harden, indurate, inure.
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