Meaning of REFRIGERATE
| Pronunciation: | | ri'friju`reyt
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- [v] cool or chill, as in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"
- [v] preserve by chilling, as of food
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| | See Also: | | chill, cool, cool down, keep, preserve | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*frig"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Refrigerated} (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Refrigerating}.] [L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare;
pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris,
coolness. See {Frigid}.]
To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.
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