torrify

verb (used with object), tor·ri·fied, tor·ri·fy·ing.

1. torrefy.

verb (used with object), tor·re·fied, tor·re·fy·ing.

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.

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

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