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sear vs heat up

heat up vs sear

sear is an adjective but heat up is not an adjective.

sear and heat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sear No Yes Yes No
heat up No No Yes No
As verbs, heat up is a hypernym of sear; that is, heat up is a word with a broader meaning than sear:
  • sear: make very hot and dry
  • heat up: make hot or hotter
Other hypernyms of sear include heat.
sear (adjective) heat up (adjective)
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
sear (verb) heat up (verb)
make very hot and dry make hot or hotter
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color gain heat or get hot
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat make more intense
become superficially burned
Difference between sear and heat up

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