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become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
e.g. The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
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make very hot and dry
e.g. The heat scorched the countryside
Synonym: sear
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burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
e.g. The cook blackened the chicken breast
e.g. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
e.g. the flames scorched the ceiling
Synonym: char blacken sear
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destroy completely by or as if by fire
e.g. The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
e.g. the invaders scorched the land
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become superficially burned
e.g. my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Synonym: sear singe