Saute vs. Sear — What's the Difference?

To fry lightly in fat in a shallow open pan.

To char, scorch, or burn the surface of.

A dish of food so prepared.

To brown (meat) quickly using very high heat. ]

Alternative form of sauté

Variant of sere1.

Fry briefly over high heat;

Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.

Fried quickly in a little fat

(transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

To wither; to dry up.

To make callous or insensible.

To mark permanently, as if by burning.

A scar produced by searing

Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.

Dry; withered; no longer green; - applied to leaves.

To wither; to dry up.

To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.

The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.

Make very hot and dry;

Become superficially burned;

Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat;

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture;