Thesaurus: parch

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1. v. t. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
2. v. t. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.
3. v. i. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
4. v. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
5. 1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. Lev. xxiii. 14. 2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. The ground below is parched. Dryden. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
6. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry."Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
7. v:100 v. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat