ˈkȯd.əˌrīz, -ȯtə- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French cautériser, from Late Latin cauterizare to brand, from Latin cauterium + Late Latin -izare -ize
1. : to burn or sear with a cautery or caustic
cauterize a wound
2. obsolete : brand
3. : to make insensible : deaden