cicatrizar

[si.ka.tri.ˈzar]

verb

to scar, to heal, to form a scar

1. to form a scar; to heal by forming scar tissue

The wound cicatrized after several weeks.

A ferida cicatrizou após várias semanas.

2. to heal emotionally or psychologically from trauma

Time helped him cicatrize from the emotional wound.

O tempo o ajudou a cicatrizar da ferida emocional.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cicatrizar

standard usage in medical and general contexts

Portugal

cicatrizar

standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

General Brazilian

sarar

common colloquial alternative meaning to heal

cicatrizar feridas - to heal wounds (figurative)

deixar cicatrizes - to leave scars

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