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parch

parch [ paarch ] (past and past participle parched, present participle parch·ing, 3rd person present singular parch·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
dry somebody or something out: to make somebody or something extremely dry through water deprivation or exposure to heat

[14th century. Origin ?]
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