precook

pre·cook

 (prē-ko͝ok′)

tr.v. pre·cooked, pre·cook·ing, pre·cooks

To cook in advance or partially.

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precook

(priːˈkʊk)

vb (tr)

(Cookery) to cook (food) beforehand

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pre•cook

(priˈkʊk)

v.t.

to cook (food) partly or completely beforehand, esp. to facilitate preparation before serving.

[1945–50]

pre•cook′er, n.

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precook

Past participle: precooked
Gerund: precooking

Imperative

precook

precook

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" ready, prepare, cook, fix, make - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

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Translations

precook

[ˌpriːˈkʊk] VT → precocinar

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precook

vt → vorkochen

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