refrigerate

re·frig·er·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-frij-uh-reyt]
- /rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪt/
- /rɪˈfrɪdʒ.ər.eɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-frij-uh-reyt]
- /rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪt/

Definitions of refrigerate word

verb with object refrigerate to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation. 1
transitive verb refrigerate keep chilled 1
verb refrigerate If you refrigerate food, you make it cold, for example by putting it in a fridge, usually in order to preserve it. 0
verb refrigerate to make or become frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chill or freeze 0
verb transitive refrigerate to make or keep cool or cold; chill 0
verb transitive refrigerate to preserve (food, biologicals, etc.) by keeping cold or freezing 0

See all 6 definitions of refrigerate

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Origin of refrigerate

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Latin refrīgerātus, past participle of refrīgerāre to make cool, equivalent to re- re- + frīgerāre to make cool, derivative of frīgus cold; see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Refrigerate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Refrigerate

refrigerate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for refrigerate

verb refrigerate

air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.

All 28 Synonyms of refrigerate