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burnt

  (bûrnt) pronunciation
v.

A past tense and a past participle of burn1.


 
 
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IN BRIEF: Ruined by overcooking.

pronunciation My dad likes to cook the bacon until it is burnt.

 
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The adjective has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: ruined by overcooking
  Synonym: burned

Meaning #2: having undergone oxidation
  Synonym: burned
  Participle of verb: burn (meaning #3)

Meaning #3: treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
  Synonym: burned

Meaning #4: hardened by subjecting to intense heat
  Synonyms: baked, burned

Meaning #5: destroyed or badly damaged by fire
  Synonyms: burned, burned-out, burnt-out


 
 

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