Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls. The most massive characters are seared with scars.

Khalil Gibran

Le anime più forti emergono attraverso le sofferenze. I più grandi personaggi sono marchiati a fuoco dalle cicatrici.

sear

(sɪəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sears , present participle searing , past tense, past participle seared

(cookery, meat) scottare
(scorch) bruciare, marchiare a fuoco

1. verb (transitive) [VERB noun]
To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat. 

Example: Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai.

Synonyms: wither, burn, blight, brand, scorch

2. verb (transitive) [VERB noun] [literary]
If something sears a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there.

Example: I distinctly felt the heat start to sear my throat.

noun
3. a mark caused by searing

adjective
4. [poetic] dried up

verb (intransitive) [Only in American English]
5. to become scorched