/ rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] 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
► re·friger·ation / rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
Keep all meat products under refrigeration.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin refrigerat- made cool, from the verb refrigerare , from re- back + frigus , frigor- cold.