Portuguese

Verb

cauterizar ‎(first-person singular present indicative cauterizo, past participle cauterizado)

1. to cauterize (to heal a wound by burning it)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cauterizāre, from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω ‎(kautēriázō).

Verb

cauterizar ‎(first-person singular present cauterizo, first-person singular preterite cautericé, past participle cauterizado)

1. to cauterize.
2. to brand

Conjugation

• Rule: z becomes a c before e.