cicatrise

/ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/
verb 2

Definitions

verb

1

To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).

But hardly had I accused myself of the theft, when my arm was seized and my right hand cut off. When the stump was dipped in boiling oil to cicatrise the wound, I fell down in a faint.

2

To form a scar.

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