sears

/S IH1 R Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

  2. 2

    To wither; to dry up.

  3. 3

    To make callous or insensible.

  4. 4

    To mark permanently, as if by burning.

    โ€œThe events of that day were seared into her memory.โ€

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