torrefy

Or tor·ri·fy

[tawr-uh-fahy, tor-]

verb (used with object)

torrefied, torrefying 

1. to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.

2. Pharmacology.,  to dry or parch (drugs) with heat.

3. to roast, as metallic ores.

torrefy

/ ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən, ˈtɒrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to dry (drugs, ores, etc) by subjection to intense heat; roast

Other Word Forms

• torrefaction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of torrefy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of torrefy¹

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

Example Sentences

Torrefy, tor′e-fī, v.t. to scorch: to parch:—pa.t. and pa.p. torr′efied.—n.

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They generally torrefy it in the Embers, so strip off the Bark from the Root, beating it to a Consistence fit to spread, so lay it on the griev'd Part; which both cleanses a fowl Ulcer; and after Scarrification, being apply'd to a Contusion, or Swelling, draws forth the Pain, and reduces the Part to its pristine State of Health, as I have often seen effected.

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Related Words

• bake 
• blot 
• deplete 
• drain 
• empty 
• evaporate 
• exhaust 
• sear 
• shrivel 
• wilt 
• wipe 
• wither