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(-tīz′)

transitive verb traumatized, traumatizing

Med. to injure or wound (tissues)
Psychiatry to subject to a trauma

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transitive verb trau·ma·tized, trau·ma·tiz·ing, trau·ma·tiz·es

To wound or injure (a tissue), as in a surgical operation.
To subject to psychological trauma.

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