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Brown
To cook food until it has a brown-coloured appearance, this is usually achieved by grilling, frying or baking.
'To brown' can refer either to the finished appearance of a dish, eg grill until well browned or a method carried out at the beginning of a recipe, eg brown the meat before stewing.