marinate
[ mar-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈmær əˌneɪt /
verb (used with object), mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing.
to steep (food) in a marinade.
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Origin of marinate
OTHER WORDS FROM marinate
mar·i·na·tion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marinate
marinade, marinateWords nearby marinate
marimba, Marin, marina, marinade, marinara, marinate, Marinduque, marine, marine archaeology, marine barometer, marine belt
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British Dictionary definitions for marinate
marinate
/ (ˈmærɪˌneɪt) /
verb
to soak in marinade
Derived forms of marinate
marination, nounWord Origin for marinate
C17: probably from Italian marinato, from marinare to pickle, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine
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