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underburn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English underbrennen (“to set on fire, burn up”), equivalent to under- + burn.

Meanings

1. The deliberate burning of surface fuel so as to leave the tree canopy intact.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underburns	Number=Plur		lexicographic

underburn en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English underbrennen (“to set on fire, burn up”), equivalent to under- + burn.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) To burn up.
2. (transitive) To burn too little.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underburning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underburns	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
underburnt	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underburnt	Tense=Past		lexicographic
underburned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underburned	Tense=Past		lexicographic