To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
To wither; to dry up.
To make callous or insensible.
To mark permanently, as if by burning.
Example: "The events of that day were seared into her memory."
Action of the verb to sear
Cooking food quickly at high temperature
Very hot; blistering or boiling
(of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat