Found 2 items, similar to parboil.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: parboil parboil v : cook (vegetables) briefly; “Parboil the beans before freezing them” [syn: blanch]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parboil 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]