1. Severely critical

1. Make very hot and dry
   - scorch 
2. Become superficially burned
   - scorch, singe 
3. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colour
   - char, blacken, scorch 
4. Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
   - parch

See also: critical

Type of: burn, combust, dry, dry out, heat, heat up

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