v.
   - (with reference to food, especially meat) cook or be cooked by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire. 
▸process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat.
 - make or become very warm.
 - informal criticize or reprimand severely.
 
adj.
 (of food) having been roasted.
n.
   - a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting.
 - the process of roasting something, especially coffee. 
▸a particular type of roasted coffee.
 - an outdoor party at which meat is roasted.
 
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. rostir, of W. Gmc origin.