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to reboil

to reboil

3.4
Heat something until it makes big bubbles again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbɔɪl/
translation icon : reboilar
  • If the soup has thickened too much, just reboil it with a bit of water.

Examples

  • I reboiled the soap, and it was very smooth, but this morning there was no gel, and it's all clumpy again.

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  • After the sauce cooled down, I decided to reboil it to enhance the flavors.

  • To ensure the pasta is cooked properly, you can reboil it for a few more minutes.

Synonyms

to boil
vsto reboil
269 1.0

To heat a liquid until it bubbles and becomes gas

is the same heating action but applied again after an earlier cooking
to bring to a boil
vsto reboil
21 2.6

To heat a liquid until it boils or make a situation very intense

is the same heating but repeated rather than starting the process once

Antonyms

to cool
256 1.0

To make or become less warm

Surface Forms

reboil infinitive
reboiled past
reboiled past participle
reboiling present participle
reboils third person singular

Morphology

reboil = boil (transparent) = re + boil

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'boil'.

Etymology

The word reboil combines re- 'again' and boil 'heat until it bubbles'. So, it means to 'boil again', to heat something until it bubbles one more time after it has already been boiled.