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burned

bur·ned

UK/ˈbɜːnd/ US/ˈbɝnd/ common

adjective

1.

having undergone oxidation

  • “burned powder”
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2.

injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun)

  • “his cracked, black burned lips”
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3.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

  • “burnt sienna”
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4.

hardened by subjecting to intense heat

  • “baked bricks”
  • “burned bricks”
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5.

destroyed or badly damaged by fire

  • “a row of burned houses”
  • “a charred bit of burnt wood”
  • “a burned-over site in the forest”
  • “barricaded the street with burnt-out cars”
6.

ruined by overcooking

  • “she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits”
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Origin

The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.

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