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traumatize

/ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
trau-ma-tize
IPA
/ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause a trauma in.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree French traumat(isme) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French traumatiserbor. English traumatize Borrowed from French traumatiser.

Usage

Inflected Forms

traumatizes (present, singular) traumatizing (participle, present) traumatized (participle, past) traumatized (past) traumatise (alternative)

Derived Forms

retraumatize traumatization traumatized traumatizer traumatizing

Synonyms

traumatise shock

Questions

How do you pronounce traumatize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/.
What does traumatize mean?
To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
Where does traumatize come from?
Etymology tree French traumat(isme) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French traumatiserbor. English traumatize Borrowed from French traumatiser.

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