parch C2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /pɑːrtʃ/ UK /pɑːtʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #149998 Meanings 1 verb to make something extremely dry or withered through intense heat or lack of moisture Weeks without rain began to parch the fields. 2 verb to roast or toast grain or another dry food The cook began to parch the corn in a heavy iron pan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something extremely... dry outdesiccatescorchsear 2 verb · to roast or toast grain or... roasttoast ↔ Opposites moistensoakirrigate Word family Forms parched Related forms droughtdesiccatescorch Etymology From Middle English parchen 'to dry, scorch, or roast'; its earlier origin is uncertain, perhaps related to a Middle English verb meaning 'to roast'. Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # parch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɑːrtʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /pɑːtʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 149998 ## Meanings 1. to make something extremely dry or withered through intense heat or lack of moisture 2. to roast or toast grain or another dry food ## Examples - Weeks without rain began to parch the fields. - The cook began to parch the corn in a heavy iron pan. ## Synonyms - dry out - desiccate - scorch - sear - roast - toast ## Antonyms - moisten - soak - irrigate ## Related Forms - drought - desiccate - scorch ## Etymology From Middle English parchen 'to dry, scorch, or roast'; its earlier origin is uncertain, perhaps related to a Middle English verb meaning 'to roast'. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown