marinate

[ mar-uh-neyt ]
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verb (used with object),mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing.
  1. to steep (food) in a marinade.

Origin of marinate

1
1635–45; probably <Italian marinato, past participle of marinare to pickle. See marine, -ate1

Other words from marinate

  • mar·i·na·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for marinate

marinate

/ (ˈmærɪˌneɪt) /


verb
  1. to soak in marinade

Origin of marinate

1
C17: probably from Italian marinato, from marinare to pickle, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine

Derived forms of marinate

  • marination, noun

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