Scald
Scald (noun & verb) /skɔːld/ US /skɑːld/
verb: to burn someone’s skin with hot liquid or steam – heat liquid – hurt – injure – sterilize – boil:

Beware of scalding yourself with that boiling kettle!
Antonyms
freeze, contaminate
Parts of speech
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