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[A.S. barn an.'] i. To consume with fire. 2. To cause a lesion of the skin by heat. 3. To cause a lesion by acid or any other agent, similar to that caused by heat; to cauterize. 4. To sufEer pain caused by exce ive heat, or a similar pain from any cause. 5. A lesion caused by heat or any cauterizing agent.