Another word for parboil

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To cook (food) in liquid heated to the point of steaming

stew
To cook (food) by simmering or boiling slowly.
To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering.
To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.

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1. To cook (food) by simmering or boiling slowly.
2. To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering.
3. To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.
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simmer
To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
To be filled with pent-up emotion:
To be in a state of mild agitation or turmoil:

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1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
2. To be filled with pent-up emotion:
3. To be in a state of mild agitation or turmoil:
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boil
To change from a liquid to a vapor by the application of heat:
To reach the boiling point.
To undergo the action of boiling, especially in being cooked.

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1. To change from a liquid to a vapor by the application of heat:
2. To reach the boiling point.
3. To undergo the action of boiling, especially in being cooked.
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Another word for parboil

Verb

blanch
To take the color from; bleach.
To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.

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1. To take the color from; bleach.
2. To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.
3. To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.
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steam
The vapor phase of water.
A mist of cooling water vapor.
Pressurized water vapor used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical power.

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1. The vapor phase of water.
2. A mist of cooling water vapor.
3. Pressurized water vapor used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical power.
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simmer
To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
To be filled with pent-up emotion:
To be in a state of mild agitation or turmoil:

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1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
2. To be filled with pent-up emotion:
3. To be in a state of mild agitation or turmoil:
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