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refrigerate

[ri-frij-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object)

refrigerated, refrigerating 
  1. to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.



refrigerate

/ ɪˈڰɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chill or freeze

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • refrigerative adjective
  • refrigeratory adjective
  • nonrefrigerated adjective
  • unrefrigerated adjective
  • ˈڰٴǰ adjective
  • ˌڰˈپDz noun
  • ˈڰپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of refrigerate1

1525–35; < Latin ڰīٳܲ, past participle of ڰī to make cool, equivalent to re- re- + ڰī to make cool, derivative of ڰīܲ cold; -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of refrigerate1

C16: from Latin ڰī to make cold, from re- + ڰīܲ cold
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“Nothing I say is going to make a difference whether the parade goes on or not,” Bagby said, settling into the cab of a 26-foot refrigerated box truck.

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This exchange follows several days of accusations from Moscow that Ukraine was failing to collect the bodies, which Medinsky said had been sitting in refrigerated trucks at an exchange point since Saturday.

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As Flores held court in the driveway, he rolled up a pant leg to show a sore from his diabetes and said that on the streets he’d have nowhere to refrigerate his insulin.

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Cool and store: Spoon into a jar and refrigerate.

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The strawberries are cooled and refrigerated before serving with a generous grind of fresh black pepper.

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