burn
verb
to damage or destroy something with fire
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to make something start burning
to destroy a building or something large with fire, or to be destroyed in this way
verb
if you scorch something, or if it scorches, it burns enough to change color or be damaged on the surface
if a building burns to the ground, it burns completely, so that there is nothing left
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