cicatrise

/ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/

cicatrise verb: to heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).

Verb

cicatrise (third-person singular simple present cicatrises, present participle cicatrising, simple past and past participle cicatrised)

(transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- 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.1923, Powys Mathers, transl., The Thousand Nights and One Night
(intransitive) To form a scar.

একটি ক্ষতচিহ্ন গঠন করা

third-person singular present	cicatrises
present participle	cicatrising
past participle	cicatrised
past	cicatrised
alternative US	cicatrize

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

What does cicatrise mean?: Cicatrise means to heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
What is cicatrise in Bengali?: Cicatrise in Bengali is একটি ক্ষতচিহ্ন গঠন করা. See Cicatrise meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is cicatrise?: Cicatrise is a verb.
How do you pronounce cicatrise?: Cicatrise is pronounced /ˈsɪk.ə.tɹaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of cicatrise?: The past tense of cicatrise is cicatrised.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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