Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAU'TER-IZE, v.t. [Fr. cauteriser; Sp. and Port. cauterizar; It. cauterizzare; Gr. καυτηριαζω, from καυτηρ, a burning or branding iron, from καιω, to burn.]

To burn or sear with fire or a hot iron, as morbid flesh.