CICATRISE

cicatrize, cicatrise

(verb) form a scar, after an injury; “the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

cicatrise (third-person singular simple present cicatrises, present participle cicatrising, simple past and past participle cicatrised)

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

(intransitive) To form a scar.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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