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1. (v.t.) parboil
to boil partially or briefly, as to facilitate further cooking.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME: to boil partly, (rarely) to boil fully < MF parboillir < LL perbullīre to boil through and through (see per -, boil1); change of meaning by confusion of par- with part)
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1. (verb) blanch, parboil
cook (vegetables) briefly
"Parboil the beans before freezing them"
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1. (verb) parboil
to boil or cook thoroughly
2. (verb) parboil
to boil in part; to cook partially by boiling
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