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]

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