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What is another word for scorch?

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Verb

To burn so or sear the surface of something

To feel, become, or cause to become, very hot

To cause to become dry or devoid of moisture

To move quickly with speed

To burn or set fire to

To say defamatory things about someone or something

To be detrimental to

A slight or surface burn

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To burn so or sear the surface of something

discolor^US

discolour^UK

cauterize^US

cauterise^UK

carbonize^US

carbonise^UK

cook over an open pit

caramelize^US

caramelise^UK

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“Don't have the grill too hot or you'll scorch the steaks.”

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To feel, become, or cause to become, very hot

pasteurise^UK

pasteurize^US

raise the temperature

raise something's temperature

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“Secondly, make them in the early morning so that you needn't scorch in the hot sun while making them.”

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To cause to become dry or devoid of moisture

remove the moisture from

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

volatilize

become vapour

remove moisture from

“The devotees were told of a great drought that would scorch the land.”

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To move quickly with speed

go like a bat out of hell

plough^UK

plow^US

move like greased lightning

put on a burst of speed

blitz

buck

tear up the miles

go like greased lightning

go at breakneck speed

show a clean pair of heels

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“This inoffensive-looking car can scorch along at impressive figures.”

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To burn or set fire to

carbonise^UK

carbonize^US

smoulder^UK

smolder^US

oxidize^US

oxidise^UK

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To say defamatory things about someone or something

criticise^UK

criticize^US

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

demonise^UK

demonize^US

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

call down

conduct a smear campaign against

dishonour^UK

scandalize^US

dishonor^US

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

minimize^US

belabor^US

trivialize^US

belabour^UK

marginalize^US

trivialise^UK

marginalise^UK

minimise^UK

run a smear campaign against

put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat

come down on

laugh off

rail at

give someone a dressing-down

blacken the character of

drag someone's name through the mud

jump down one's throat

go after

demean

wig

blacken someone's name

bollock

row

chew

sully someone's reputation

give someone a caning

slap someone's wrist

give someone a carpeting

eat out

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

pull up

criticize hatefully

give someone what for

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a rollicking

jump all over

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

sail into

defame someone's character

give someone a bad press

look down one's nose at

satirize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

satirise^UK

give something a battering

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

be rude to

take apart

dehumanize^US

call names

give something a bad press

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

kick up a stink about

drag someone's name through the mire

bite someone's head off

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

lash out

snap someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

make cutting remarks about

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

argue

spoof

lose one's temper with

jump down someone's throat

keep after

have someone on the carpet

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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Verb

To be detrimental to

destabilise^UK

destabilize^US

jeopardise^UK

jeopardize^US

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

discolour^UK

discolor^US

drive a nail into the coffin of

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

traumatize^US

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

traumatise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

victimize^US

have a negative effect on

victimise^UK

be disadvantageous to

put someone's life on the line

color^US

colour^UK

dispatch

misuse

be a blot on the landscape

cramp

prang

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

demoralize^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

pull the rug out from under

cause the sacrifice of

strike at the foundations

have a negative impact on

rain on someone's parade

knock the stuffing out of

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

pummelled^UK

agonize^US

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege against

pummel^US

agonise^UK

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Noun

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A slight or surface burn

“However, the interesting question here is, how can a dead body under a cloth produce such a scorch on linen?”

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