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torrefy
"Roast, scorch, or dry (a substance such as an ore, a drug, or a fuel) with heat to drive off all moisture or impurities", Early 17th century: from French
torréfier
, from Latin
torrefacere
'dry by heat', from
torrere
'parch, scorch'.