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pėr|tha'·n vt 1 to dry [ ] out, dry [ ] thoroughly 2 to cause [a wound] to close up and form a scab 3 to numb [ ] with cold 4 to wither [ ]

pėr|tha'|rė adj (i) 1 dried up, parched, completely dry; withered 2 (of a wound) closed up and forming a scab

pėr|tha'|r|je nf ger < pėrtha'·n, pėrtha'·het