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roast(3) (iou)
roast verb. Pa. pple -ed, roast. ME.
I. verb trans.
Cook (meat or other food) by prolonged exposure to open heat or (now) in an oven. ME.
Torture by exposure to flame or heat. ME.
Warm (oneself or one's limbs) at a very hot fire. LME.
Expose (ores etc.) to protracted heat in a furnace, to remove impurities or make more easily workable; calcine. L16.
Expose (coffee beans) to heat in order to prepare for grinding. E18.
Ridicule or criticize unmercifully; denounce, reprimand severely. E18.
II. verb intrans.
Undergo the process of being roasted. ME.
Roast something. LME.