[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
parboiled parboiling par boil 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 moby thesaurus words for "parboiled":
   baked, boiled, braised, broiled, browned, coddled, cooked, curried,
   deviled, fired, fricasseed, fried, grilled, heated, oven-baked,
   pan-broiled, poached, roast, roasted, sauteed, scalloped, seared,
   shirred, steamed, stewed, toasted

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