SEAR

[verb] [T] - to burn the surface of (something) with sudden very strong heatThe heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces.If you sear a piece of meat, you fry it quickly at a high temperature in order to prevent liquid and flavour escaping from it .Sear the steak and then fry it over a low heat for three minutes.(figurative) The disaster is indelibly seared into the villagers' memory (= They will never be able to forget it).