cauterize
(verb)
verb
1. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
- The surgeon cauterized the wart
Similar word(s): burn, cauterise
Definition categories: change, treat, burn
2. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Similar word(s): callous, cauterise
Definition categories: change, harden, indurate, inure