refrigerate
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refrigerate
- /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/
Where it comes from
From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō.
verb refrigerates · refrigerating · refrigerated
- To make (someone or something) cool; to cool down. Lo here hath euery fayth[f]ull man a ſure promiſe, yͭ in the feruent heate of tentacion or tribulacion […] God gyueth the faythful man yͭ hopeth in him, yͭ ſhadow of hys holy ſhoulders, which are brode ⁊ large, ſufficient to refrigerate ⁊ refreſhe the man in that heate, and in euerye trybulacion he
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To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.
Please refrigerate your uncooked meats at or below 40° Fahrenheit.
Similar: fridge
Translations
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verb keep cool in refrigerator
| Español | refrigerar |
|---|---|
| Português | refrigerar |
| Français | réfrigérer |
| Deutsch | kühlen |
| Română | refrigera |
| Русский | храни́ть в холоди́льнике xranítʹ v xolodílʹnike |
Talk about this word "refrigerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refrigerate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. refrigerate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/refrigerate "refrigerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refrigerate.Cite this
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title = {refrigerate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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