cicatrize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form a scar, after an injury
    cicatrise.
    • the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon

WordNet

Cic"a*trize transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Cicatrized ; present participle & verbal noun Cicatrizing
Definitions
  1. (Med.) To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. Wiseman.
Cic"a*trize intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Med.) To heal; to have a new skin.

Webster 1913