Parboil /(?)/

Par·boil

Parboil

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Parboiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Parboiling

  1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.]
  2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
  3. To do (something) only part way, or incompletely. Also used intransitively. (Fig.)