refrigerate

[ri-frij-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object)

refrigerated, refrigerating 

1. to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.

refrigerate

/ rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt /

verb

1. to make or become frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chill or freeze

Other Word Forms

• refrigerative adjective
• refrigeratory adjective
• nonrefrigerated adjective
• unrefrigerated adjective
• refrigeration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of refrigerate¹

1525–35; < Latin refrīgerātus, past participle of refrīgerāre to make cool, equivalent to re- re- + frīgerāre to make cool, derivative of frīgus cold; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of refrigerate¹

C16: from Latin refrīgerāre to make cold, from _re- + frīgus cold

Example Sentences

"Afghanistan has too many fruits and vegetables it cannot store because there are no refrigerated warehouses," said Torek Farhadi, an economic analyst and former IMF adviser.

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A cold tank is a refrigerated storage section inside a tanker, which is normally heavily insulated.

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For sides, Garten suggests her Leek and Artichoke Bread Pudding and Make-Ahead Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes, which can be covered and refrigerated for up to two days, then baked before Thanksgiving day.

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Many fermented products need to be refrigerated—and may require a fork or spoon.

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They then numbered and packed the samples so they could be carried down the mountain in iceboxes and then transferred via four-wheel-drive vehicles to refrigerated trucks further down the mountain.

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Related Words

• cool 
• freeze