Difference between Scorched and Destroyed

What is the difference between Scorched and Destroyed?

Scorched as a verb is to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it while Destroyed as a verb is to damage beyond use or repair.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To damage beyond use or repair.

Example sentence: History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.

We hope you now know whether to use Scorched or Destroyed in your sentence.