char (v)
blacken#1 (v)
sear#1 (v)
scorch#2 (v)

v00379440

type v
lex_filenum 30
def burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
examples The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
the flames scorched the ceiling
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym burn
Domain of synset - TOPIC cooking, cookery, preparation
Derivationally related form scorch → scorch
Hyponym singe, swinge
Incoming links
Member of this domain - TOPIC cooking, cookery, preparation
Derivationally related form scorch → scorch
Hyponym burn
Hypernym singe, swinge

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