cicatrize C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈsɪkəˌtraɪz/ UK /ˈsɪkətraɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #967294 Meanings 1 verb of a wound, to heal through the formation of scar tissue The wound gradually began to cicatrize around its edges. 2 verb to cause a wound or damaged surface to heal by forming a scar The treatment helped cicatrize the ulcer without further surgery. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · of a wound, to heal through... scarheal 2 verb · to cause a wound or damaged... scar overheal ↔ Opposites reopen Word family Forms cicatrised Derived forms cicatrizationcicatrizeduncicatrized Related forms cicatrixcicatricial Etymology Formed from cicatrix, 'a scar,' + -ize. Cicatrix was borrowed from Latin cicatrix, 'scar,' through its stem cicatric-. British English commonly spells the verb cicatrise. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cicatrize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪkəˌtraɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪkətraɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 967294 ## Meanings 1. of a wound, to heal through the formation of scar tissue 2. to cause a wound or damaged surface to heal by forming a scar ## Examples - The wound gradually began to cicatrize around its edges. - The treatment helped cicatrize the ulcer without further surgery. ## Synonyms - scar - heal - scar over ## Antonyms - reopen ## Derived Forms - cicatrization - cicatrized - uncicatrized ## Related Forms - cicatrix - cicatricial ## Etymology Formed from cicatrix, 'a scar,' + -ize. Cicatrix was borrowed from Latin cicatrix, 'scar,' through its stem cicatric-. British English commonly spells the verb cicatrise. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown