v.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ -t ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 14th century
1 : to sear with a cautery or caustic < cauterize a wound>
2 : to make insensible : DEADEN <must oust the feeling, or cauterize it ― Robert Craft>
– cau · ter · i · za · tion \ ˌ ko ̇ -t ə -r ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun