cicatrizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to heal, to scar over

   to form a scar; for a wound to close and heal

2. 2.

   to heal (emotionally)

   to overcome emotional pain or trauma (figurative)

Examples

• "O corte levou três semanas para cicatrizar completamente."

  The cut took three weeks to heal completely.

• "Com o tempo, as feridas emocionais vão cicatrizar."

  With time, the emotional wounds will heal.

• "A cirurgia cicatrizou bem, sem complicações."

  The surgery healed well, without complications.

Usage

Commonly used both literally (physical wounds) and figuratively (emotional pain). Often appears with time expressions like "com o tempo" or "aos poucos." The noun form is "cicatriz" (scar). Can be used transitively (cicatrizar uma ferida) or intransitively (a ferida cicatrizou).