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

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

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

"My business is dying," a vendor in the central town of Mopti told the AFP news agency about her problems keeping fish refrigerated.

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Fresh yeast already contains water, so that has to stay refrigerated.

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You can make this well ahead of time, and it doesn’t really need to be refrigerated.

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There were 17 bodies refrigerated in the room he was shown - one was of a child, the rest were all adult men.

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When it comes to choosing the right pickles, refrigerated is always best, said Ann Ziata, chef at the Institute of Culinary Education’s New York City campus.

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Related Words

• cool 
• freeze