Etymology

burned

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Today it means: Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process. Full definition →

Middle English burnede
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromburned
  2. Middle English · inherited fromburnede
  3. English todayburned

The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.

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