underburn

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verb

To burn up.

OriginMiddle English underbrennen →
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Meanings

verbunderburn (third-person singular simple present underburns, present participle underburning, simple past and past participle underburned or underburnt)

present singular third person underburns · participle present underburning · participle past underburned · past underburned · participle past underburnt · past underburnt

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo burn up.
  2. transitiveTo burn too little.
noununderburn (plural underburns)

plural underburns

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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunderbrennen“to set on fire, burn up”
  2. Englishunderburn

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

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APA

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MLA

“underburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underburn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underburn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underburn.

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