What is the meaning of seared?

verb

• Make very hot and dry.
  • usage: "The heat scorched the countryside"
  • synonyms: sear, scorch
• Become superficially burned.
  • usage: "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
  • synonyms: scorch, sear, singe
• Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.
  • usage: "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
  • synonyms: char, blacken, sear, scorch
• Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
  • usage: "The sun parched the earth"
  • synonyms: parch, sear

adjective

• Having the surface burned quickly with intense heat.
  • usage: "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"