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refrigerate
What does refrigerate mean?
refrigerate (verb): preserve by chilling.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use refrigerate in a sentence?
- Many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce refrigerate?
/ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəˌɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does refrigerate come from?
From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to refrigerate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “refrigerate” mean?
to do things quickly
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emerge from the eggs
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preserve by chilling
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to live or reside in
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