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Definition of Traumatise
1. Verb. Inflict a trauma upon.
Generic synonyms: Injure, Wound
Derivative terms: Shock, Shock, Trauma, Trauma, Trauma
Definition of Traumatise
1. Verb. (transitive) (''pathology'') To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) (''psychiatry'') To cause a trauma in; as, ''to be traumatised by a childhood experience''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Traumatise
1. [v -TISED, -TISING, -TISES]
Medical Definition of Traumatise
1. To cause or inflict trauma. Origin: G. Traumatizo, to wound (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Traumatise
Literary usage of Traumatise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1898)
"... may be reckoned as advis- tages, are: (i) The effect is one of pure traumatise-
The viscera not being opened, all risk from snA sources is avoided. ..."
2. Autoplastic Bone Surgery by Charles Davison, Franklin D. Smith (1916)
"The hammer and chisel traumatise the surrounding bone, produce shock and are
followed by soreness and pain. The author's assemblage of electrically driven ..."
3. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"They further impoverish and marginalise the poor. —They traumatise the coping
mechanisms of individuals and families. —They seriously damage and completely ..."
4. The Risk Factor: Making the Child Protection System Work for Children by Andrew Cooper, Rachael Hetherington, Ilan Katz (2003)
"... and the system's potential to further traumatise those involved. Although children
have an important perspective to offer, their voices can often be ..."
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