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Definition of parch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parch

verb
 
/pɑːtʃ/
 
/pɑːrtʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parch
 
/pɑːtʃ/
 
/pɑːrtʃ/
he / she / it parches
 
/ˈpɑːtʃɪz/
 
/ˈpɑːrtʃɪz/
past simple parched
 
/pɑːtʃt/
 
/pɑːrtʃt/
past participle parched
 
/pɑːtʃt/
 
/pɑːrtʃt/
-ing form parching
 
/ˈpɑːtʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɑːrtʃɪŋ/
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  1. parch something (especially of hot weather) to make an area of land very dry
    • A drought is parching much of the country.
    Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
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adjective
 
 
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