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(1):

(v. t.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

(2):

(v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.

(3):

(v. t.) Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

(4):

(v. i.) To undergo the process of being roasted.

(5):

(v. i.) To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

(6):

(v. t.) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.

(7):

(n.) That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

(8):

(v. t.) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

(9):

(a.) Roasted; as, roast beef.

(10):

(v. t.) To banter severely.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Roast'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/roast.html. 1828.
 
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