Definition of cauterizes

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cauterizes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 21
• cauterizes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 21
• cauterizes is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of cauterizes

• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb)

  Examples

  1. The surgeon cauterized the wart

  Synonyms

  1. burn
  2. cauterise
• make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. callous
  2. cauterise

See definition of cauterizes in Merriam Webster