scald 1 
(skôld)
(skôld)tr.v. scald·ed, scald·ing, scalds
1.
a. To burn (a person, for example) with hot liquid or steam.
b. To subject to or treat with boiling water: scalded the hide to remove the hair; scalded and peeled the tomatoes.
c. To heat (a liquid, such as milk) almost to the boiling point.
2. To affect with a sensation similar to that caused by hot liquid on the skin: Tears scalded his eyes.
3.
a. To cause great emotional pain to: The remarks scalded her heart.
b. To criticize harshly; excoriate: an article scalding the administration for incompetence.
n.
1. A body injury caused by scalding.
2. A discoloration of leaves or stored fruit caused by any of various factors, such as exposure to intense light, oxidation, or infection with certain bacteria and fungi.
[Middle English scalden, from Old North French escalder, from Late Latin excaldāre, to wash in hot water : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin calidus, caldus, warm, hot; see kelə-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]