Unroast
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Hypothetically, to undo the roasting of; to uncook. transitive
"As a matter of fact, a standard joke in the coffee industry during October-November was that anyone could make a fortune if he could discover a means of "unroasting" coffee […]"
- 2 Among raw food enthusiasts: To process (vegetables) in a dehydrator, as an alternative to roasting them. rare, transitive
"Unroasting vegetables in the dehydrator softens them, allowing their flavors to intensify and become almost sweet. Almost any vegetable takes well to unroasting. Try diagonally cut carrots, green beans, halved Brussels sprouts, […]"
- 1 Not roasted. not-comparable
"[…] inasmuch as they disobey even the very law under which they place themselves; which expressly forbids the eating of flesh (unroast), and the drinking of blood, […]"
Example
More examples"As a matter of fact, a standard joke in the coffee industry during October-November was that anyone could make a fortune if he could discover a means of "unroasting" coffee […]"
Etymology
From un- + roast.
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