REFRIGERATE


Meaning of REFRIGERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈfri-jə-ˌrāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from re- + frigerare to cool, from frigor-, frigus cold — more at frigid

Date: 1534

: to make or keep cold or cool ; specifically : to freeze or chill (as food) for preservation

• re·frig·er·a·tion -ˌfri-jə-ˈrā-shən noun

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