- Dehydrate - Dry out - Dry out half of parchments - Make hot and very dry - To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the
fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. - To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth
is parched from fever. - To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very
dry.