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cicatrise

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To form a scar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

form a scar, after an injury

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cicatrize

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scar, mark, pock, pit

History

Etymology

From Old French cicatriser (French cicatriser), from Latin cicātrīx (“scar”), equivalent to cicatrix + -ise.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: arpeuttaa — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Georgian: შეხორცება (šexorceba) — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Polish: zabliźniać — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Polish: zabliźnić — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Portuguese: cicatrizar — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Russian: заживлять (zaživljatʹ) — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Russian: залечивать (zalečivatʹ) — to heal a wound through scarring
  • Finnish: arpeutua — to form a scar
  • Georgian: შეხორცება (šexorceba) — to form a scar
  • Polish: zabliźniać się — to form a scar
  • Polish: zabliźnić się — to form a scar
  • Russian: зажива́ть (zaživátʹ) — to form a scar
  • Russian: затя́гиваться (zatjágivatʹsja) — to form a scar
  • Russian: зарубцовываться (zarubcovyvatʹsja) — to form a scar