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