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- [broil]
- /brɔɪl/
- /brɔɪl/
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- [broil]
- /brɔɪl/
Definitions of broil word
- verb broil When you broil food, you cook it using very strong heat directly above or below it. 3
- verb broil to cook (meat, fish, etc) by direct heat, as under a grill or over a hot fire, or (of meat, fish, etc) to be cooked in this way 3
- verb broil to become or cause to become extremely hot 3
- verb broil to be furious 3
- noun broil the process of broiling 3
- noun broil something broiled 3
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Origin of broil
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English brulen, brolyn, broillen < Anglo-French bruill(i)er, broil(l)er, Old French brusler, brul(l)er to burn (French brûler), a conflation of the verbs represented by Old French bruir to burn (< Frankish *brōjan; compare Middle High German brü(ej)en, German brühen to scald) and usler < Latin ustulāre to scorch
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Parts of speech for Broil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
broil popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for broil
verb broil
- sear — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- roast — to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
- swelter — to suffer from oppressive heat.
- burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
Antonyms for broil
verb broil
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
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