'Parboil' definitions:
Definition of 'parboil'
(from WordNet)
verb
Cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" [syn: blanch, parboil]
Definition of 'Parboil'
From: GCIDE
- Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parboiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Parboiling.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through (see Par) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. The sense has been influenced by E. part. See 1st Boil.]
- 1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence: (Fig.) To do (something) only part way, or incompletely. Also used intransitively. [PJC]