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cicatrizar
cicatrizar
Portuguese
Verb
cicatrizar (first-person singular present indicative cicatrizo, past participle cicatrizado)
- (intransitive) to scar; to cicatrize (of a wound: to heal forming a scar)
- Demorou alguns meses para o corte no meu braço cicatrizar.
- It took a few months for the cut in my arm to scar.
- Demorou alguns meses para o corte no meu braço cicatrizar.
- (transitive) to cicatrize (to treat or heal a wound by causing a scar to form)
- Usei plantas para cicatrizar suas feridas.
- I used plants to cicatrize his wounds.
- Usei plantas para cicatrizar suas feridas.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb cicatrizar
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): [θi.ka̠.tɾiˈθa̠ɾ]
- (others) IPA(key): [si.ka̠.tɾiˈsa̠ɾ]
Etymology
From cicatriz (“scar”).
Verb
cicatrizar (first-person singular present cicatrizo, first-person singular preterite cicatricé, past participle cicatrizado)
Conjugation
- Rule: z becomes a c before e.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-zar)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -zar)</a>
Related terms
Derived terms
- cicatrizacial
- cicatrización
- cicatrizante