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Definition of parched - 3 dictionary results

parch

  [pahrch]
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–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
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).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME perchen < ?

Related forms:
parch⋅a⋅ble, adjective
parch⋅ed⋅ly  [pahr-chid-lee, pahrcht-] , adverb
parch⋅ed⋅ness, noun
parch⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. dry, shrivel, dessicate.

Antonyms:
wet, moisten.
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

parch 
1246, possibly from M.E. perchen, var. of perishen "to perish."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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