cicatrise
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cicatrise
- /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Old French cicatriser (French cicatriser), from Latin cicātrīx (“scar”), equivalent to cicatrix + -ise.
verb cicatrises · cicatrising · cicatrised · cicatrize
- To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form). But hardly had I accused myself of the theft, when my arm was seized and my right hand cut off. When the stump was dipped in boiling oil to cicatrise the wound, I fell down in a faint.
- To form a scar.
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verb to heal a wound through scarring
| Português | cicatrizar |
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| Русский | заживлять zaživljatʹ, залечивать zalečivatʹ |
verb to form a scar
| Русский | зажива́ть zaživátʹ, затя́гиваться zatjágivatʹsja, зарубцовываться zarubcovyvatʹsja |
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Talk about this word "cicatrise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cicatrise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cicatrise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cicatrise "cicatrise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cicatrise.Cite this
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title = {cicatrise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cicatrise},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
