scorch
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verb \ˈskȯrch\Definition of SCORCH
transitive verb
1
: to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
2
a : to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch b : to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm
3
: devastate; especially : to destroy (as property of possible use to an advancing enemy) before abandoning —used in the phrase scorched earth
intransitive verb
1
: to become scorched
2
: to travel at great and usually excessive speed
3
: to cause intense heat or mental anguish <scorching sun> <scorching fury>
— scorch·ing·ly \ˈskȯr-chiŋ-lē\ adverb
See Origin of SCORCH
Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch
First Known Use: 14th century
2scorch
nounDefinition of SCORCH
1
: a result of scorching
2
: a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat
First Known Use of SCORCH
15th century
3scorch
transitive verbDefinition of SCORCH
dialect BritishOrigin of SCORCH
Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch
First Known Use: 14th century
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