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verkohlen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
  • cinder noun A small piece of partly burnt coal, wood, or other material left after combustion.

Senses

verkohlen is used for these senses in English:

  • carbonize To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.
  • char (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
  • cinder (transitive) To reduce to cinders.

char — full definition

  1. verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
  2. noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.

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