Synonyms of marinates

marinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of marinate

as in drowns

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

• drowns
• seethes
• macerates
• soaks
• saturates
• impregnates
• dips
• drenches
• waters
• washes
• hydrates
• water-soaks
• steeps
• bathes
• inundates
• penetrates
• submerges
• permeates
• immerses
• souses
• sops
• moistens
• infiltrates
• waterlogs
• soddens
• swamps
• douses
• swills
• presoaks
• humidifies
• dampens
• damps

Dissimilar Words

• dries
• dehydrates
• empties
• sears
• drains
• desiccates
• voids
• parches
• dehumidifies
• wrings (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marinates

Building an authoritarian, ultranationalist party that marinates in populist conspiracy theories but that abhors anti-Semitism turns out to be tricky. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

The steak marinates in the sauce for at least four hours before hitting the grill. — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

The bakery marinates chicken thighs with a lemongrass and Thai-chili mix, then stuffs it in dough with pepper-jack cheese. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Brown butchers then salts the chickens overnight, and marinates them in a mixture of ancho and puya chiles, garlic and chipotle. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

All of it marinates in the back of my closet. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 8 May 2026

At Mid-City Restaurant, executive chef Joe Cheek marinates thick, fresh pineapple slices in garlic, ginger and soy sauce overnight. — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2026

Soak 10–12 wooden skewers in water while the salmon marinates, then drain. — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026