parch

parch
—parchable, adj. —parchedly /pahr"chid lee, pahrcht"-/, adv. —parchedness, n. —parchingly, adv.
/pahrch/, v.t.
1. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
2. to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched his throat.
3. to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly: A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn.
4. to dry or shrivel with cold.
v.i.
5. to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.
6. to become parched; undergo drying by heat.
7. to dry (usually fol. by up).
[1350-1400; ME perchen < ?]
Syn. 1. dry, shrivel, dessicate.
Ant. wet, moisten.

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