braise
verb/breɪz/
/breɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they braise | /breɪz/ /breɪz/ |
| he / she / it braises | /ˈbreɪzɪz/ /ˈbreɪzɪz/ |
| past simple braised | /breɪzd/ /breɪzd/ |
| past participle braised | /breɪzd/ /breɪzd/ |
| -ing form braising | /ˈbreɪzɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪzɪŋ/ |
- braise something to cook meat or vegetables very slowly with a little liquid in a closed container
- braising steak (= that is suitable for braising)
- The liver is then braised in olive oil.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBraise is used with these nouns as the object:- beef
- cabbage
- chop
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French braiser, from braise ‘live coals’ (in which the container was formerly placed).Want to learn more?
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