parch

(pärch)

v., parched, parch·ing, parch·es.

v.tr.

1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. See synonyms at burn¹.
2. To make thirsty.
3. To dry or roast (corn, for example) by exposing to heat.

v.intr.

1. To become very dry. See synonyms at dry.
2. To become thirsty.

[Middle English parchen.]

To brown in dry heat.

verb

To make or become free of moisture: dehydrate, desiccate, dry (out), exsiccate. See dry/wet.

v

Definition: dry, burn
Antonyms: dampen, moisten, wet

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - riste
v. intr. - tørre ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitdrogen, licht roosteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - dessécher
v. intr. - se dessécher

Deutsch (German)
v. - austrocknen, ausdörren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεραίνω, καψαλίζω, ψήνω, κατακαίω, ξεροψήνω, καβουρντίζω

Italiano (Italian)
inaridirsi, essiccare, inaridire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ressecar, tostar, queimar, ressecar-se

Русский (Russian)
высушивать, морить жаждой

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - resecar
v. intr. - resecarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sveda, bränna, torka ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烘, 烤, 使燥热, 使干透, 使干渴, 烤干, 焦干

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 烘, 烤, 使燥熱, 使幹透, 使乾渴
v. intr. - 烤幹, 焦幹

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 볶다, 바싹 말리다, 말려서 보존하다
v. intr. - 바싹 마르다, 타다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 煎る, 乾ききらせる, 干上がる, 焼ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحمص تحميصا خفيفا, يجفف, يعطش, يظميء, يظمأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייבש, הצחיח, קלה‬
v. intr. - ‮התייבש, הצחיח‬

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