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traumatize

/ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/

traumatize verb: to injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.

Verb

traumatize (third-person singular simple present traumatizes, present participle traumatizing, simple past and past participle traumatized)

  1. (transitive) To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
  2. (transitive) To cause a trauma in.
    • I was traumatized by a childhood experience.

traumatize meaning in Bengali

traumatize in Bengali

কোনো বাহ্যিক শক্তি, তাপীয়, মানসিক আঘাত দেওয়া

Forms of traumatize

third-person singular presenttraumatizes
present participletraumatizing
past participletraumatized
pasttraumatized
alternative formtraumatise

Past tense of traumatize: traumatized

Origin of traumatize

Borrowed from French traumatiser.

Words formed from traumatize

Questions about traumatize

What does traumatize mean?
Traumatize means to injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
What is traumatize in Bengali?
Traumatize in Bengali is কোনো বাহ্যিক শক্তি, তাপীয়, মানসিক আঘাত দেওয়া. See Traumatize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is traumatize?
Traumatize is a verb.
How do you pronounce traumatize?
Traumatize is pronounced /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/.
What is the past tense of traumatize?
The past tense of traumatize is traumatized.

Words near traumatize in the dictionary

  1. traumatising
  2. traumatism
  3. traumatisms
  4. traumatization
  5. traumatizations
  6. traumatize
  7. traumatized
  8. traumatizer
  9. traumatizers
  10. traumatizes
  11. traumatizing

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