Cauterise
Full definition of cauterise
Verb
- To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 198Just when you think you are extricating yourself, just when you think you are cauterised and ready to leave, it resurfaces. Once you've been infected, you're never again completely free.