cicatrize v 1: form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon" [syn: {cicatrize}, {cicatrise}]
Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. i. (Med.) To heal; to have a new skin. [1913 Webster]
Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cicatrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cicatrizing}.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.) To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]