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[syn: cicatrize, cicatrise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr.
cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in
wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. i. (Med.)
To heal; to have a new skin.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cicatrize
v 1: form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and
it will heal soon" [syn: cicatrize, cicatrise]