n.
Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ i(- ə )l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French buillir, boillir, from Latin bullire to bubble, from bulla bubble
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to come to the boiling point b : to generate bubbles of vapor when heated ― used of a liquid c : to cook in boiling water
2 : to become agitated : SEETHE
3 : to be moved, excited, or stirred up <made his blood boil >
4 a : to rush headlong b : to burst forth : ERUPT <water boil ing from a spring>
5 : to undergo the action of a boiling liquid
transitive verb
1 : to subject to the action of a boiling liquid
2 : to heat to the boiling point
3 : to form or separate (as sugar or salt) by boiling
– boil · able \ ' bo ̇ i-l ə -b ə l \ adjective