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(pär′bo̵il′)

transitive verb

to boil (meat or vegetables) until partly cooked, as in preparation for roasting
to make uncomfortably hot; overheat

Origin: ME parboilen < OFr parboullir < par (< L per), through, thoroughly + boullir (< L bullire), to boil: meaning infl. in ME & ModE by assoc. of par with part

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transitive verb par·boiled, par·boil·ing, par·boils

To cook partially by boiling for a brief period: parboiled and then sautéed the new potatoes.
To subject to intense, often uncomfortable heat.

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Origin: Middle English parboilen, to boil partly, to boil thoroughly (influenced by part, part)

Origin: , from Old French parboillir, to boil thoroughly

Origin: , from Late Latin perbullīre

Origin: : Latin per-, thoroughly; see per-

Origin: + Latin bullīre, to boil

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