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CICATRIZE

Dictionary entry overview: What does cicatrize mean?

• CICATRIZE (verb)
The verb CICATRIZE has 1 sense:

1. form a scar, after an injury

Familiarity information: CICATRIZE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CICATRIZE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Form a scar, after an injury

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cicatrise; cicatrize

Context example:

the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon

Hypernyms (to "cicatrize" is one way to...):

mark; pit; pock; scar (mark with a scar)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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