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cauterizo.

to burn with a hot iron

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kau̯.teːˈrɪz.zoː]Classical-Latin[kau̯.teˈrid.d͡zo]
  1. to burn with a hot iron

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  2. to cauterize

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω (kautēriázō, “to burn with a branding iron”), from καυτήριον (kautḗrion, “branding iron”) + -ίζω (-ízō), from καυτήρ (kautḗr, “burner”) + -ιον (-ion), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”) + -τήρ (-tḗr). Equivalent to cautērium (“branding iron”) + -izō.

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