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.