Synonyms of marinate

marinate

verb

as in to drown

to put (food, such as meat or fish) in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or tenderize

The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight.

Related Words

• drown
• macerate
• soak
• saturate
• wash
• dip
• impregnate
• seethe
• drench
• water
• steep
• hydrate
• bathe
• penetrate
• immerse
• submerge
• sop
• permeate
• inundate
• water-soak
• sodden
• presoak
• swamp
• waterlog
• souse
• moisten
• infiltrate
• douse
• dampen
• damp
• swill
• humidify

Dissimilar Words

• dry
• sear
• dehydrate
• drain
• empty
• void
• desiccate
• parch
• wring (out)
• dehumidify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marinate

Avoid heating up the kitchen by having a barbecue outside instead and marinating your kebabs in a spicy marinade. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 13 July 2026

As for tacos, many who visited the soft opening raved about the Birria Taco De Camaron, which is shrimp marinated in the signature Cortez birria sauce. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

While marinating forces flavor into food, maceration is the opposite. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Because simply keeping their own, while letting their young players continue to marinate, will only take them so far with no more top-five picks likely on the horizon. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 July 2026