sear 3verbdomain: changePrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionburn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.the flames scorched the ceiling2.The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece3.The cook blackened the chicken breastSynonymschar 2blacken 2scorch 4