marinate
verb (used with object)
to steep (food) in a marinade.
marinates
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present tense formof marinate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Every origin story marinates in wishful thinking that haunts us to the end of our days.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2025
The deeply savory sun-dried tomato and basil vinaigrette marinates the chicken, to keep it tender when stir-fried, and doubles as a sauce for the orzo and feta.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
Matsuzaki marinates pork belly for several days, then presses and sears the meat, concentrating the flavor of the pork, which he slips into tender bao buns with carrot matchsticks, cucumber slices and jalapeño.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2022
Thomas Kail compared Mr. Rockwell to a jazz musician, who only makes surprising riffs after “he takes every scene and examines it and scrutinizes it and marinates in it.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2019
Now behold water-spouts vomiting as they rush over the pavements, and rubbish marinates in puddles that fill the holes scooped out of the macadam.
From Against the Grain by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
