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cauterise
     v 1: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric
          current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the
          wart" [syn: {cauterize}, {burn}]
     2: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn:
         {callous}, {cauterize}]