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torrefy

or tor·ri·fy

[ tawr-uh-fahy, tor- ]
/ ˈtɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈtɒr- /
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verb (used with object), tor·re·fied, tor·re·fy·ing.
to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
Pharmacology. to dry or parch (drugs) with heat.
to roast, as metallic ores.
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Origin of torrefy

1595–1605; <Latin torrefacere to make dry or hot, equivalent to torre-, stem of torrēre to dry up, parch, scorch + facere-fy; see torrid

OTHER WORDS FROM torrefy

tor·re·fac·tion [tawr-uh-fak-shuhn, tor-], /ˌtɔr əˈfæk ʃən, ˌtɒr-/, noun

Words nearby torrefy

torr, Torralba, Torrance, Torre de Cerredo, Torre del Greco, torrefy, Torremolinos, Torrence, Torrens, Torrens system, Torrens title
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Words related to torrefy

bake, blot, deplete, drain, empty, evaporate, exhaust, sear, shrivel, wilt, wipe, wither, concentrate, condense, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, freeze-dry, harden

British Dictionary definitions for torrefy

torrefy
/ (ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to dry (drugs, ores, etc) by subjection to intense heat; roast

Derived forms of torrefy

torrefaction (ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən), noun

Word Origin for torrefy

C17: from French torréfier, from Latin torrefacere, from torrēre to parch + facere to make
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