Sear

  • 11sear — vb *burn, scorch, char, singe …

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  • 12sear — [v] dry, burn blight, brand, brown, burn up, cauterize, cook, dehydrate, desiccate, dry out, dry up, exsiccate, harden, parch, scorch, seal, shrivel, sizzle, tan, toast, wilt, wither; concepts 170,249 Ant. freeze …

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  • 13sear — ► VERB 1) burn or scorch with a sudden intense heat. 2) (of pain) be experienced as a sudden burning sensation. 3) brown (food) quickly at a high temperature. ► ADJECTIVE (also sere) literary ▪ withered. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 14sear — sear1 /sear/, v.t. 1. to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 4. to make callous or… …

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  • 15sear — I. /sɪə / (say sear) verb (t) 1. to burn or char the surface of. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully. 4. to harden, or make callous or unfeeling. 5. to dry up or wither. 6. to brown the surface of (meat) …

  • 16sear — I. variant of sere II. verb Etymology: Middle English seren, from Old English sēarian to become dry, from sēar sere Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to cause withering or drying transitive verb 1. to make withered and dry …

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  • 17sear — [[t]sɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] sears, searing, seared 1) VERB To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat. [V n] Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai. 2) VERB If something sears a part of your body,… …

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  • 18sear — UK [sɪə(r)] / US [sɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sear : present tense I/you/we/they sear he/she/it sears present participle searing past tense seared past participle seared 1) a) to burn the surface of something with extreme heat… …

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  • 19sear — I [[t]sɪər[/t]] v. t. 1) to burn or char the surface of 2) to mark with a branding iron 3) pat to burn or scorch 4) to damage emotionally 5) to dry up or wither; parch 6) pat a mark or scar made by searing 7) sere I • Etymology: bef. 900; ME… …

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  • 20SEAr — Substitution électrophile aromatique La substitution électrophile aromatique (ou SEA, voire SEAr) est une réaction chimique du domaine de la chimie organique, au cours de laquelle un atome, en règle générale d hydrogène, fixé à un cycle… …

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