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TRAUMATIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does traumatize mean?
• TRAUMATIZE (verb)
The verb TRAUMATIZE has 1 sense:
1. inflict a trauma upon
Familiarity information: TRAUMATIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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... he / she / it traumatizes Past simple: traumatized
Past participle: traumatized
-ing form: traumatizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflict a trauma upon
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
shock; traumatise; traumatize
Hypernyms (to "traumatize" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
trauma (an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects)
trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Context examples
The intrinsic mechanism of prothrombin activator formation begins with trauma to the blood or exposure of blood to collagen in a traumatized vessel wall.
(Intrinsic Prothrombin Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Upon application of a single layer into the uterine cavity at the end of any hysteroscopic surgery, the absorbable adhesion barrier gel may provide a protective barrier which protects the traumatized tissue and allows for healing.
(Absorbable Adhesion Barrier Gel, NCI Thesaurus)
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