broil
2 synonyms for broil, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To cook food directly under or over strong heat.
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English broylen, brulen (“to broil, cook”), from Anglo-Norman bruiller, broiller (“to broil, roast”), and Old French brusler, bruller (“to broil, roast, char”), itself a blend of two Old French verbs: bruir (“to burn”), from Frankish *brōjan (“to burn, scald”), and usler (“to scorch”), from...
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