burn in

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Verb[edit]

burn in (third-person singular simple present burns in, present participle burning in, simple past and past participle burned in or burnt in)

  1. To eat into, as fire.
  2. (transitive) To fix and render durable, as colours, by means of intense heat.
  3. (figurative) To imprint indelibly on the mind.
  4. (transitive) To exercise electrical components by means of burn-in.

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