cauterize vs harden

cauterize and harden both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cauterize	No	No	Yes	No
harden	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, harden is a hypernym of cauterize; that is, harden is a word with a broader meaning than cauterize:

Other hypernyms of cauterize include indurate, inure.

cauterize (verb)	harden (verb)
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent	become hard or harder
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals	make hard or harder
	make healthy
	cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
	harden by reheating and cooling in oil