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cicatrizar

cicatrizar

Portuguese

Verb

cicatrizar (first-person singular present indicative cicatrizo, past participle cicatrizado)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

Conjugation

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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)

  1. (transitive) to cicatrize, to heal

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

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