Definition of "cauterise" [cauterise]

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

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• "'At least the lawyer didn't cauterise your sense of humour.'"
• "There has never been a stronger case for firm and united action by the governments of both India and Pakistan to cauterise the cancer in their midst."
• "They could cauterise the Earth with that beam weapon!"