01 v. t. To boil or cook thoroughly.
imp. & p. p.
Parboiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Parboiling
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1.
To boil or cook thoroughly.[Obs.]
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2.
To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
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3.
To do (something) only part way, or incompletely. Also used intransitively.(Fig.)