burn in

verb

To eat into, as fire.

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Meanings

verbburn in (third-person singular simple present burns in, present participle burning in, simple past and past participle burned in or burnt in)

present singular third person burns in · participle present burning in · participle past burned in · past burned in · participle past burnt in · past burnt in

  1. To eat into, as fire.
  2. transitiveTo fix and render durable, as colours, by means of intense heat.
  3. figurativelyTo imprint indelibly on the mind.
  4. transitiveTo exercise electrical components by means of burn-in.
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APA

burn in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20in

MLA

“burn in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burn in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20in.

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