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| NOUN: | Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning: burn, char, scorch, singe. See HOT. | | VERB: | 1. To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire: burn, char, scorch, singe. See HOT. 2. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture: dry up, mummify, shrivel, wither, wizen. See DRY.
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