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SEAR

Definition:

[verb] make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
Synonyms: scorch
[verb] become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
Synonyms: scorch, singe
[verb] cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
Synonyms: parch
[adjective] (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
Synonyms: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered