MARINATE Meaning of MARINATE in English [ 'marɪneɪt ]■ verb soak in a marinade.Derivativesmarination noun OriginC17: from Ital. marinare 'pickle in brine', or from Fr. mariner (from marine 'brine'). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004