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- [ri-frij-uh-reyt]
- /rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪt/
- /rɪˈfrɪdʒ.ər.eɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
refrigerate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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