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| par·boil [ pr bòyl ] (past and past participle par·boiled, present participle par·boil·ing, 3rd person present singular par·boils) |
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1. partly cook something by boiling: to boil something until it is partly cooked, usually before frying or roasting it
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2. make somebody too hot: to make somebody uncomfortably hot
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| [15th century. Via Old French parboillir "boil thoroughly" < late Latin perbullire< Latin bullire "boil"] |
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