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Cauterised vs Cauterized - What's the difference?

cauterised | cauterized |

As verbs the difference between cauterised and cauterized

is that cauterised is past tense of cauterise while cauterized is past tense of cauterize.

cauterised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cauterise)

    • cauterise

    English

    Verb

    (cauteris)
  • To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
  • * 1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 198
    • Just when you think you are extricating yourself, just when you think you are cauterised and ready to leave, it resurfaces. Once you've been infected, you're never again completely free.

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    cauterized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cauterize)

    • cauterize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (cauteriz)
  • (chiefly, US spelling) To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.