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cau·ter·ize \ˈkȯd.əˌrīz, -ȯtə-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French cautériser, from Late Latin cauterizare to brand, from Latin cauterium + Late Latin -izare -ize 1. : to burn or sear with a cautery or caustic < cauterize a wound > 2. obsolete : brand 3. : to make insensible : deaden |