trau·ma·tize

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• trau|ma|tize — «TR muh tyz, TROW », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to wound or injure (the mind or part of the body); produce a trauma in. –trau´ma|ti|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• trau — trau·chle; trau·lism; trau·ma; trau·mat·ic; trau·ma·tism; trau·ma·ti·za·tion; trau·ma·tize; trau·ma·to·pho·bia; trau·ma·trop·ic; trau·mat·ro·pism; trau·mat·i·cal·ly; …   English syllables

• trau´ma|ti|za´tion — trau|ma|tize «TR muh tyz, TROW », transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to wound or injure (the mind or part of the body); produce a trauma in. –trau´ma|ti|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tize — ac·cli·ma·tize; ac·e·tize; achro·ma·tize; am·or·tize; am·or·tize·ment; am·phib·o·li·tize; an·a·bap·tize; an·a·gram·ma·tize; anath·e·ma·tize; ane·ma·tize; anes·the·tize; aph·e·tize; apos·ta·tize; aq·uo·tize; ar·gu·men·tize; aro·ma·tize;… …   English syllables

• traumatize — trau·ma·tize …   English syllables

• traumatize — trau|ma|tize also traumatise BrE [ˈtro:mətaız, ˈtrau US ˈtrau , ˈtro: ] v [T usually passive] to shock someone so badly that they are affected by it for a very long time ▪ He was traumatized by his war experiences. >traumatized adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• traumatize — trau•ma•tize [[t]ˈtraʊ məˌtaɪz, ˈtrɔ [/t]] v. t. tized, tiz•ing 1) psi to cause a trauma in or to: to be traumatized by a childhood experience[/ex] 2) pat to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents • Etymology: 1900–05… …   From formal English to slang

• traumatize — trau|ma|tize [ trɔmə,taız ] verb transitive usually passive to make someone feel very upset, afraid, or shocked: Many young children are traumatized by the divorce of their parents …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

• traumatize — To cause or inflict trauma. [G. traumatizo, to wound] * * * trau·ma·tize also Brit trau·ma·tise .tīz vt, tized also Brit tised; tiz·ing also Brit tis·ing to inflict a trauma upon <traumatized tissues> trau·ma·ti·za·tion also Brit… …   Medical dictionary