English Explanatory Dictionary

underburn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To burn up.
  2. To burn too little.
noun
  1. The deliberate burning of surface fuel so as to leave the tree canopy intact.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underburn.wav

Word forms

underburn underburns underburning underburned underburnt

Etymology

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

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