Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat:
— The sun parched the earth.

synoniem: sear.

Roget 340: be dry etc. adj.. render dry etc. adj.; dry; dry up, soak up; sponge, swab, wipe; drain.    desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate^†; parch.    kiln dry; vacuum dry, blow dry, oven dry; hang out to dry.    mummify.    be fine, hold up.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 382: be hot etc. adj.; glow, flush, sweat, swelter, bask, smoke, reek, stew, simmer, seethe, boil, burn, blister, broil, blaze, flame; smolder; parch, fume, pant.    heat etc. (make hot) 384; recalesce^†; thaw, give.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 384: heat, warm, chafe, stive^†, foment; make hot etc. 382; sun oneself, sunbathe.    go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame) 382.    fire; set fire to, set on fire; kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light; apply the match to, apply the torch to; rekindle, relume^†; fan the flame, add fuel to the flame; poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire; make a bonfire of.    melt, thaw, fuse; liquefy etc. 335.    burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy^†, scorch; brand, cauterize, sear, burn in; corrode, char, calcine, incinerate; smelt, scorify^†; reduce to ashes; burn to a cinder; commit to the flames, consign to the flames.    boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer; do to rags.    take fire, catch fire; blaze etc. (flame) 382.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: versmachten, blakeren, roosteren, schroeien, verschroeien, verzengen, zengen