different between cauterises vs cauteriser

English

Verb

cauterises

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cauterise

English

Etymology

cauterise +? -er

Noun

cauteriser (plural cauterisers)

1. Alternative spelling of cauterizer

Old French

Alternative forms

• cauterizer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cauteriz?.

Verb

cauteriser

1. to cauterize
   • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Practica dicta Lilium medicine, Chapter XXVII, page 190 of this document

     peult on cauteriser le lieu d’une aiguille de cuyvre et pour ce que par ces medecines vient plus grant douleur et chaleur

     One can cauterize the area with a copper needle, and by these medicines comes greater pain and heat

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Middle French: cauterizer, cauteriser
  • French: cautériser
• ? Middle English: cauterize, cauterise
  • English: cauterize