refrigerate

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: re=frig=er=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

refrigerate, v. t. [L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare; pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris, coolness. See Frigid.].

 To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

refrigerate, v.
1 tr. & intr. make or become cool or cold.
2 tr. subject (food etc.) to cold in order to freeze or preserve it.

Derivative

refrigeration n. refrigerative adj.

Etymology

L refrigerare (as RE-, frigus frigoris cold)

THESAURUS

refrigerate

air-condition, air-cool, anhydrate, benumb, bite, blast-freeze, brine, chill, cool, corn, cure, cut, dehydrate, desiccate, dry, dry-cure, dry-salt, embalm, evaporate, freeze, freeze-dry, freshen, frost, frostbite, fume, go through, ice, ice-cool, infrigidate, irradiate, jerk, kipper, marinade, marinate, mummify, nip, numb, penetrate, pickle, pierce, preservatize, quick-freeze, refresh, salt, season, smoke, smoke-cure, stuff, ventilate

ROGET THESAURUS

refrigerate

Preservation

VB preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold, keep up, keep alive, refrigerate, keep on ice, not willingly let die, bank up, nurse, save, rescue, be safe, make safe, take care of, guard, stare super antiquas vias, hold one's own, hold one's ground, stand one's ground, embalm, cure, salt, pickle, season, kyanize, bottle, pot, tin, can, sterilize, pasteurize, radiate, dry, lyophilize, freeze- dry, concentrate, evaporate, freeze, quick-freeze, deep-freeze, husband.

Refrigeration

VB cool, fan, refrigerate, refresh, ice, congeal, freeze, glaciate, benumb, starve, pinch, chill, petrify, chill to the marrow, regelate, nip, cut, pierce, bite, make one's teeth chatter, damp, slack quench, put out, stamp out, extinguish, go out, burn out (incombustibility).