| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  pärch |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: parched, parch·ing, parch·es
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 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. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To become very dry. See synonyms at dry. 2. To become thirsty. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English parchen.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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