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.
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Recent Examples of marinates
Brown butchers then salts the chickens overnight, and marinates them in a mixture of ancho and puya chiles, garlic and chipotle.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marinates
drowns
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Drenching the nest and surrounding area with water drowns workers and possibly the queen, which disrupts the colony.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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The more militants are killed, the deeper the city drowns in militant Shia iconography.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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