parboil

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 ]