causticate

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verb

To treat with a caustic substance.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbcausticate (third-person singular simple present causticates, present participle causticating, simple past and past participle causticated)

present singular third person causticates · participle present causticating · participle past causticated · past causticated

  1. archaictransitivemedicineTo treat with a caustic substance.

Origin

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APA

causticate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causticate

MLA

“causticate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causticate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “causticate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causticate.

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