cicatrize

Alternative forms

• cicatrise (UK)

Etymology

cicatrix +‎ -ize

Verb

cicatrize (third-person singular simple present cicatrizes, present participle cicatrizing, simple past and past participle cicatrized)

1. (intransitive) To form a scar.
2. (transitive) To treat or heal a wound by causing a scar or cicatrix to form.
   • The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night

     The stump was dipped in boiling oil to cicatrize the wound.

Anagrams

• arcticize

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsi.ka.ˈtɾi.zi/

Verb

cicatrize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cicatrizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cicatrizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cicatrizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cicatrizar