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sear (v.)
Old English
searian
"dry up, to whither," from Proto-Germanic
*saurajan
, from root of
sear
"dried up, withered" (see
sere
). Meaning "to brand, to burn by hot iron" is recorded from 1520s; figurative use is from 1580s. Related:
Seared
;
searing
.
