c 3 a 1 u 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 i 1 z 10 e 1
9 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
verb make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
originFrom Middle French cauteriser, from Late Latin cauterizō (“to burn with a hot iron”), from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω (kautēriázō, “to brand”), from καυτήρ (kautḗr, “branding iron”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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