Polyglot Dictionary

cicatrizar

/sikatɾiˈzaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
cicatrizo
preterite (eu)
cicatrizei
past participle
cicatrizado

Meaning

  1. to heal

    • A ferida cicatrizou.

      The wound healed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sarar

cicatrizar specifically means a wound healing or scarring over; sarar is more general, to heal or recover from illness too.

sanar

sanar is often used figuratively, to remedy or fix a problem, like "sanar dívidas," to settle debts, or "sanar dúvidas," to resolve doubts; cicatrizar specifically means a wound healing — both mean "to heal."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cicatrizar

cicatrizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to heal."

Spanish

sanar

sanar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to heal."

Practice

1 What does cicatrizar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches cicatrizar?

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