Parboil Definition
pärboil
parboiled, parboils
verb
parboiled
To cook partially by boiling for a brief period.
Parboiled and then sautéed the new potatoes.
American Heritage
To boil (meat or vegetables) until partly cooked, as in preparation for roasting.
Webster's New World
To make uncomfortably hot; overheat.
Webster's New World
To subject to intense, often uncomfortable heat.
American Heritage
Origin of Parboil
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From Old French parbouillir (“to boil thoroughly"), from Medieval Latin perbulliō, from Latin per (“thoroughly") + bulliō (“I boil"). Sense “to boil partially" (c.1440), rather than original “to boil thoroughly" is by corruption: associating the prefix with part (from Latin pars (“part")) rather than per.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English parboilen to boil partly, to boil thoroughly (influenced by part part) from Old French parboillir to boil thoroughly from Late Latin perbullīre Latin per- thoroughly per– Latin bullīre to boil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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