sear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SEAR

to burn on the surface <lightly sear the steaks, but don't cook them all the way through>

Synonyms char, sear, singe

Related Words fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, light; bake, cremate, incinerate; scald, scathe

to make dry <the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun>

Synonyms dehydrate, desiccate, parch, scorch, sear

Related Words dehumidify; drain; evaporate; mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen; air-dry, bake

Near Antonyms bathe, deluge, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, flood, inundate, overflow, saturate, soak, sop, souse, waterlog; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten; rehydrate; dip, dunk, submerge, swamp

Antonyms hydrate, wash, water, wet

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