arefy

verb /ˈɛəɹɪfaɪ/

1. To dry, or make dry; wither.

   archaic

   Time, and Heat, are Fellovves in many Effects. Heat drieth Bodies, that doe eaſily expire; As Parchment, Leaues, Roots, Clay, &c. And, ſo doth Time or Age arefie; […]

Where it comes from

Latin ārefaciō, from āreō (“to dry”) + faciō (“to make”).

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