1. to boil something partially or briefly before cooking it further by another method
Usage: transitive verb; common in cooking and food preparation

Examples

• Preboil the potatoes for five minutes before roasting them in the oven.
• You should preboil the pasta slightly so it finishes cooking evenly in the sauce.
• The recipe calls for you to preboil the vegetables before adding them to the stir-fry.
• Preboiling the chicken helps ensure it cooks through without drying out.
• Some cooks preboil their eggs briefly to make them easier to peel.