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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

using intense heat in order to scorch or singe the outside or skin of;

e.g. They seared the pineapple and chicken skewers.

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Similar Words

Air-dry

Arid

Bone-dry

Chafe

Char

Dehumidify

Dehydrate

Desiccate

Desiccated

Dewater

Dried-up

Drip-dry

Dry

Freeze-dried

Freeze-dry

Frizzle

Impairment

Incinerate

Kiln

Lesion

Parch

Rainless

Scald

Scathe

Scorch

Shrivel

Singe

Thirsty

Waterless

Xerothermic

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Opposite Words

Awash

Bathe

Bedew

Bedraggle

Bedraggled

Boggy

Damp

Dampen

Dank

Deluge

Dip

Douse

Dowse

Drench

Dripping

Drown

Dunk

Fleshy

Flood

Flushed

Grease

Grown

Humid

Humidify

Hydrate

Impregnate

Inundate

Juicy

Leafy

Logged

Lubricate

Lush

Luxuriant

Macerate

Marinate

Moist

Moisten

Moisturize

Muggy

Oil

Overflow

Overgrown

Presoak

Pulpy

Rehydrate

Rewash

Rewet

Saturate

Saturated

Semimoist

Slick

Soak

Sodden

Soggy

Sop

Sopping

Soppy

Souse

Steep

Sticky

Submerge

Succulent

Sultry

Summery

Swamp

Verdant

Wash

Water

Waterlog

Waterlogged

Watery

Wax

Wet

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Related Words

Affliction

Air-dry

Bake

Barren

Bony

Burn

Burnt

Cremate

Damage

Dead

Dehumidify

Desolate

Detriment

Drain

Enflame

Enkindle

Evaporate

Fire

Hardscrabble

Harm

Heat

Hurt

Ignite

Impoverished

Incinerate

Infertile

Inflame

Injury

Kindle

Light

Mummify

Scald

Scathe

Shrivel

Stark

Starkly

Toast

Torch

Unfertile

Unproductive

Waste

Wither

Wizen

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