marinate
verb (used with object)
to steep (food) in a marinade.
had marinated
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past perfectof marinate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At least five types of whole rockfish had marinated for several hours in white wine, olive oil, thyme, rosemary, saffron, paprika, turmeric and lots of garlic and saffron.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2019
Here was an opportunity to make practical use of the theories in which he had marinated for years—and in the service of a fight against Fascism that he took seriously indeed.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
