cauteriser

== English == === Etymology === From cauterise +‎ -er. === Noun === cauteriser (plural cauterisers) Alternative spelling of cauterizer. == Old French == === Alternative forms === cauterizer === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cauterizō. === Verb === cauteriser to cauterize 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Practica dicta Lilium medicine, Chapter XXVII, page 190 of this document ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: cauterizer, cauteriserFrench: cautériser → Middle English: cauterize, cauterise English: cauterize