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refrigerate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb refrigerate has 2 senses
- refrigerate(v = verb.change) Array - preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil" is one way to keep, preserve
- refrigerate(v = verb.change) Array - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine" is one way to chill, cool, cool down
Derived forms adjective refrigerant1, noun refrigeration1, noun refrigerator1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun refrigerant1, adjective refrigerant1, noun refrigeration1, noun refrigerator1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
refrigerate, v. t. [L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare; pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris, coolness. See Frigid.].
To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
refrigerate, v.
1 tr. & intr. make or become cool or cold.
2 tr. subject (food etc.) to cold in order to freeze or preserve it.
1 tr. & intr. make or become cool or cold.
2 tr. subject (food etc.) to cold in order to freeze or preserve it.
Derivative
refrigeration n. refrigerative adj.
Etymology
L refrigerare (as RE-, frigus frigoris cold)
THESAURUS
refrigerate
air-condition, air-cool, anhydrate, benumb, bite, blast-freeze, brine, chill, cool, corn, cure, cut, dehydrate, desiccate, dry, dry-cure, dry-salt, embalm, evaporate, freeze, freeze-dry, freshen, frost, frostbite, fume, go through, ice, ice-cool, infrigidate, irradiate, jerk, kipper, marinade, marinate, mummify, nip, numb, penetrate, pickle, pierce, preservatize, quick-freeze, refresh, salt, season, smoke, smoke-cure, stuff, ventilateROGET THESAURUS
refrigerate
Preservation
VB preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold, keep up, keep alive, refrigerate, keep on ice, not willingly let die, bank up, nurse, save, rescue, be safe, make safe, take care of, guard, stare super antiquas vias, hold one's own, hold one's ground, stand one's ground, embalm, cure, salt, pickle, season, kyanize, bottle, pot, tin, can, sterilize, pasteurize, radiate, dry, lyophilize, freeze- dry, concentrate, evaporate, freeze, quick-freeze, deep-freeze, husband.Refrigeration
VB cool, fan, refrigerate, refresh, ice, congeal, freeze, glaciate, benumb, starve, pinch, chill, petrify, chill to the marrow, regelate, nip, cut, pierce, bite, make one's teeth chatter, damp, slack quench, put out, stamp out, extinguish, go out, burn out (incombustibility).
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