ˈsikə.ˌtrīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French cicatriser, from Medieval Latin cicatrizare, from Latin cicatrix + Medieval Latin -izare -ize
transitive verb
1. : to induce the formation of a scar in (a wound) : heal by cicatrization
2. : scar
intransitive verb
: to heal by forming a scar