Associations to the word «Cauterize»

Wiktionary

CAUTERIZE, verb. (chiefly US spelling) To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.

Dictionary definition

CAUTERIZE, verb. Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart".
CAUTERIZE, verb. Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn