"unboil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unboils [present, singular, third-person], unboiling [participle, present], unboiled [participle, past], unboiled [past]
Etymology: un- + boil Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|boil}} un- + boil Head templates: {{en-verb}} unboil (third-person singular simple present unboils, present participle unboiling, simple past and past participle unboiled)
  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of boiling. Tags: transitive Translations (to reverse the process of boiling): descocer (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unboil-en-verb-JS4ohg3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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