make+callous

  • 41To sear up — Sear Sear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Searing}.] [OE. seeren, AS. se[ a]rian. See {Sear}, a.] 1. To wither; to dry up. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42case-harden — transitive verb Date: 1677 1. to harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is harder than the interior 2. to make callous or insensible • case hardened adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 43sear — sear1 /sear/, v.t. 1. to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 4. to make callous or… …

    Universalium

  • 44cauterise — (Brit.) v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterize) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45cauterised — cauterise (Brit.) v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterize) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46cauterises — cauterise (Brit.) v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterize) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 47cauterising — cauterise (Brit.) v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterize) …

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  • 48cauterize — (Amer.) cau·ter·ize || kɔːtÉ™raɪz v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterise) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49cauterized — cauterize (Amer.) cau·ter·ize || kɔːtÉ™raɪz v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterise) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 50cauterizes — cauterize (Amer.) cau·ter·ize || kɔːtÉ™raɪz v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterise) …

    English contemporary dictionary