cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth";
make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside";
become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames";
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines";
