Definition of refrigerate
refrigerated
;refrigerating
transitive verb
: to make or keep cold or cool; specifically : to freeze or chill for preservation foods that should be refrigerated
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Examples of refrigerate in a Sentence
Refrigerate the mixture for an hour before serving.
refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt
Recent Examples of refrigerate from the Web
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Now his successor’s people have little to refrigerate.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Grocery bags filled with outdated prescription bottles, insulin left on a counter instead of being refrigerated properly, and a kitchen loaded with sugary foods instead of fruits and vegetables.
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Butter will keep, refrigerated, for up to one week and up to 3 weeks if frozen.
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Refrigerate for at least half an hour, allowing the berries to soak up the flavors of the drink.
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Dewar needed a container that would resist changes in temperature, keeping his cold fluid cold without need for refrigerating equipment.
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Origin and Etymology of refrigerate
Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from re- + frigerare to cool, from frigor-, frigus cold — more at frigid
First Known Use: 1534
REFRIGERATE Defined for English Language Learners
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: to put or keep (something, such as food) in a refrigerator in order to make it cold or keep it fresh
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refrigerated
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: to make or keep cold or cool especially by placing in a refrigerator
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