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cauteriser
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See also: cautériser
English
Etymology
Noun
cauteriser (plural cauterisers)
- Alternative spelling of cauterizer.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
cauteriser
- to cauterize
- 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Practica dicta Lilium medicine, Chapter XXVII, page 190 of this document
- peult on cauteriser le lieu d’une aiguille de cuyvre et pour ce que par ces medecines vient plus grant douleur et chaleur
- One can cauterize the area with a copper needle, and by these medicines comes greater pain and heat
- 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Practica dicta Lilium medicine, Chapter XXVII, page 190 of this document
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Descendants
- Middle French: cauterizer, cauteriser
- French: cautériser
- → Middle English: cauterize, cauterise
- English: cauterize
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