unroast

present singular third person unroasts · participle present unroasting · participle past unroasted · past unroasted

1. transitiveHypothetically, to undo the roasting of; to uncook.

   The interpreter told us that the boy who had been turning the spit first had hit his successor because the latter was turning it backwards, and would unroast the chickens.

   1969, François marquis de Barbé-Marbois, Eugene Parker Chase, Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of François, Marquis De Barbe-Marbois, page 186

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   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 […]

   1950, Utilization of Farm, volumes 3-5, page 1278

2. raretransitiveAmong raw food enthusiasts: To process (vegetables) in a dehydrator, as an alternative to roasting them.

   I also use it for sprouting wild rice, quinoa, and unroasting vegetables, and it's great for melding flavors when you make a lasagna or veggie burgers.

   2014, Lisa Montgomery, The Complete Book of Raw Food, volume 2

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   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, […]

   2010, Alissa Cohen, Leah J. Dubois, Raw Food for Everyone

1. not comparableNot roasted.

   […] 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, […]

   1850, Gospel Magazine, volume 2