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tor·re·fy
[tawr-uh-fahy, tor-]
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1. to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch
2. Pharmacology . to dry or parch (drugs) with heat
3. to roast, as metallic ores
Also, torrify.
Sentence: "We have never tried it out but if we had, it would indeed serve to torrify the wood just ahead of combusiton."