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cauterize

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɔːtəɹaɪz/Part of speech verbSorted aceeirtuzStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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  1. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

Word origin

From Middle French cauteriser, from Late Latin cauterizō (“to burn with a hot iron”), from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω (kautēriázō, “to brand”), from καυτήρ (kautḗr, “branding iron”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

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