cicatrise

== English == === Alternative forms === cicatrize (US) === Etymology === From Old French cicatriser (French cicatriser), from Latin cicātrīx (“scar”), equivalent to cicatrix +‎ -ise. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/ === 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. ==== Related terms ==== cauterise cicatrix ==== Translations ==== == French == === Verb === cicatrise inflection of cicatriser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative