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“cicatrize” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

cicatrize
INTR., ad cicatricem pervenire or perduci; cicatricem ducere or inducere (Cels., 7, 28): it seems likely to cicatrize, ad cicatricem tendit (Cels.): after the wound has cicatrized, ubi inducta vulneri cicatrix est. The wound cicatrizes, cicatrix coit or obducitur: TR, , ad cicatricem perducere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for cicatrize?
The usual Latin words for “cicatrize” are perdūcō, indūcō, obdūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.