cicatrizing
|ci-ca-triz-ing|
/ˈsɪkətraɪz/
(cicatrize)
form a scar
Etymology
'cicatrize' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'cicatrizare' (from 'cicatrix'), where 'cicatrix' meant 'scar'.
'cicatrize' changed from Late Latin 'cicatrizare' (derived from 'cicatrix') and passed into French (e.g. 'cicatriser') before becoming the modern English 'cicatrize'.
Initially related to the noun 'scar' ('cicatrix'), it came to be used as a verb meaning 'to form or become covered with a scar; to heal by scarring.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle of 'cicatrize' — to heal by forming a scar; forming scar tissue
The deep cut is cicatrizing slowly, leaving a pale scar.
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Adjective 1
causing or undergoing cicatrization; producing or characterized by scar formation
The cicatrizing tissue closed the wound but left visible marks.
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