re·frig·er·ate (rĭ-frĭj'ə-rāt') tr.v.
re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
To cool or chill (a substance). To preserve (food) by chilling.
[Latin refrīgerāre, refrīgerāt- : re-, re- + frīgerāre, to make cool (from frīgus, frīgor-, coldness).] re·frig'er·a'tion n., re·frig'er·a'tive, re·frig'er·a·to'ry (-ər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |