French Conversation · Level 129
42 words
French word
cicatriser
Pronunciation
IPA/sikatʁize/
Meaning
- verbheal
Example
La coupure cicatrise et ne saigne plus.
The cut heals and stops bleeding.
More examples
La brûlure commence à cicatriser.
The burn starts to heal.
Core concept
The gradual closing of a cut as damaged skin knits together and leaves a mark or crust.
Common phrases
une plaie cicatrise
A wound heals
la peau cicatrise
The skin heals
une petite coupure cicatrise
a small cut heals
Similar words
guérir: An injury or illness gets better until its symptoms disappear.
se fermer: A cut closes, sealing the opening or split in the skin.
panser: A wound is treated and covered with a dressing or bandage.
Definition in French
Indique qu'une plaie se referme et forme une cicatrice ou une croûte.
Word origin
French cicatriser derives from cicatrice, which comes from Latin cicatrix, 'scar', and adds the productive suffix -iser to form a verb.
Usage tips
- The usual construction is intransitive, as in La coupure cicatrise, with the wound as the grammatical subject.