refrigerate
verb /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/
/rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they refrigerate | /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/ /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it refrigerates | /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪts/ /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪts/ |
| past simple refrigerated | /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪd/ /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle refrigerated | /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪd/ /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form refrigerating | /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- refrigerate something to make food, etc. cold in order to keep it fresh or preserve it
- Once opened, this product should be kept refrigerated.
- a refrigerated lorry/truck
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin refrigerat- ‘made cool’, from the verb refrigerare, from re- ‘back’ + frigus, frigor- ‘cold’.