refrigerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of refrigerate
as in freezes
to cause to lose heat refrigerate the cake after you frost it so that the frosting doesn't melt

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  1. freezes
  2. cools
  3. chills
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  • This prolonged court battles freezes the company in place until there is a resolution and this is taking place at a time when the rest of the industry is evolving almost daily.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The ruling freezes public hearings and witness subpoenas until a full judicial review of the report underpinning the inquiry.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of freezes
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  • Interlune’s system cools the gas down to near absolute zero, using cryogenic distillation to fractionate the two isotopes.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • One explanation suggests supermassive black holes push away gas, starving themselves as predicted, but also that this matter eventually cools and falls back to the black hole.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of cools
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  • Authorities say the case grew from overseas shipments flagged by customs, marking a third round of national security arrests that further chills Hong Kong’s already precarious independent book trade.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • This nifty side table chills beverages for hours while doubling as a convenient spot to set down drinks or snacks.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of chills
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