Thesaurus: torrefy

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1. v. t. To dry by a fire.
2. v. t. To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
3. v. t. To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
4. 1. To dry by a fire. Sir T. Browne. 2. (Metal.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores. 3. (Pharm.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
5. To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatileingredients; to roast, as ores.
6. v. t. To dry by a fire. v. t. To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores. v. t. To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.