parch

v. dry, remove moisture; toast, roast, cook slightly over dry heat

Verb
1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
(synonym) sear
(hypernym) dry, dry out

(v. t.)
To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.
  

(v. t.)
To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
  

(v. i.)
To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
  

v. a.
بھوننا, برياں کرنا, سيکنا, الانا, اکورنا
parch
v. n.
بھننا, برياں ہونا, سوکھنا, خشک ہونا
parched grain, n.
بھنا ناج, بھونجا, چبينا, کھيل

Synonyms and related words:
Sanforize, air-dry, anhydrate, attenuate, bake, be in heat, blaze, blister, bloom, blot, boil, brand, broil, brush, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, cauterize, char, choke, coal, combust, consume, cook, crack, cupel, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, drain, dry, dry up, emacerate, emaciate, evaporate, exsiccate, fire, flame, flame up, flare, flare up, flicker, flush, found, fry, gasp, glow, incandesce, insolate, kiln, macerate, mummify, oxidate, oxidize, pant, preshrink, pyrolyze, radiate heat, roast, rub, scald, scorch, sear, seethe, shimmer with heat, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, simmer, singe, smoke, smolder, smother, soak up, solder, spark, sponge, steam, stew, stifle, suffocate, sun, sun-dry, swab, sweat, swelter, swinge, thin, toast, torrefy, towel, vesicate, vulcanize, waste, waste away, weazen, weld, wipe, wither, wizen