To cauterize is to seal off a wound or incision by burning it or freezing it, usually with a hot iron, electricity, or chemicals. Metaphorically, cauterize means to make less sensitive to feelings and emotions.
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
Verb
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Verb
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
v. t.
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
v. t.
To sear, as the conscience.
Cauterize
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
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