Refrigerate Definition
rĭ-frĭjə-rāt
refrigerated, refrigerates, refrigerating
verb
To make or keep cool or cold; chill.
Webster's New World
To preserve (food, biologicals, etc.) by keeping cold or freezing.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- ice
- air-condition
- freeze
- cool
- chill
- keep cold
Origin of Refrigerate
Latin refrīgerāre refrīgerāt- re- re- frīgerāre to make cool (from frīgus frīgor- coldness)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From participle stem of Latin refrigerare (“to make cold"), from re- + frigerare.
From Wiktionary
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