refrigerate

American  

[ri-frij-uh-reyt] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

refrigerated, refrigerating

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

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refrigerate British  

/ rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of refrigerate

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

Example Sentences

General Mills last year cut prices across roughly two-thirds of its North America grocery products, including goods like Pillsbury refrigerated dough, fruit snacks and Progresso soup.

From The Wall Street Journal

Medinsky posted a photo on Telegram apparently showing the exchange, with individuals dressed in biohazard suits standing next to a line of white refrigerated trucks used to transport bodies.

From BBC

Everything she’d bought was canned or dry and didn’t need to be cooked or refrigerated, for when the power went out.

From Literature

A pill is easier than an injection, and it doesn’t need to be refrigerated, but there are also questions about the step-heavy administration process and its effectiveness in the real world.

From MarketWatch

Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes to overnight.

From Salon

Related Words

• cool
• freeze