ˈ ̷ ̷məˌtīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: traumat- + -ize
: to inflict a trauma upon (the body or mind)
if the nerve is crushed so that the sheath is torn or traumatized — R.G.Grenell & H.S.Burr
response to trauma is governed by … type of injury inflicted and region traumatized — Yrbk. of Dentistry
case history of a young man who … was traumatized by an uncommonly hideous childhood, who took refuge in a violent fantasy — J.B.Martin