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What does traumatise mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, pathology) To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
  2. (psychiatry) To cause a trauma in.
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Furthermore, because soft silicone dressings are easily removed, they do not traumatise the wound or the surrounding skin and therefore do not interfere with wound healing.
But, one guaranteed to traumatise the hoarder and make the hoarding subsequently worse.
It is utterly reprehensible to threaten and traumatise children, parents and teachers.
Although Crook had a tough time in his teens, he insists it did not traumatise him.
Teenagers need to experiment with stupid trends, join their peers in sporting tattered neon wristbands or dropped crotch monkey jeans, and traumatise parents with slapped-on clown makeup.
He believes that refugees need to speak about their problems and he hopes to increase listening and therapeutic opportunities treating various traumatise situations of which they are still victims in his country.

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