Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cicatrise

/ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ci-ca-trise
IPA: /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To form a scar.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"But hardly had I accused myself of the theft, when my arm was seized and my right hand cut off. When the stump was dipped in boiling oil to cicatrise the wound, I fell down in a faint."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: cicatriser, cicātrīx

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/
British English: /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cicatrises (present, singular) cicatrising (participle, present) cicatrised (participle, past) cicatrised (past) cicatrize (alternative, US)

Frequently Paired Words

cauterise cicatrix

Synonyms

cicatrize

Homonyms

cicatrize

Questions

How do you pronounce cicatrise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/.
What does cicatrise mean?: To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
Where does cicatrise come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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