Bible Dictionaries
Cauterize

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.

(2):

(v. t.) To sear, as the conscience.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cauterize'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cauterize.html. 1828.