refrigerate
to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.
Origin of refrigerate
1Other words from refrigerate
- re·frig·er·a·tive, re·frig·er·a·to·ry [ri-frij-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /rɪˈfrɪdʒ ər əˌtɔr i, -ˈtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·re·frig·er·at·ed, adjective
- un·re·frig·er·at·ed, adjective
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How to use refrigerate in a sentence
At this point you can refrigerate the desserts for up to several hours.
If loving a piping hot chocolate lava cake is wrong, I don’t want to be right | Becky Krystal | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostSo the fact that we could now keep our bodies refrigerated, slow down that decomposition, wait until the time would come that we needed them to be disposed of, buried or cremated, that was a real gift and a real shift.
Let the brine cool to room temperature, screw on the lids, and refrigerate the jars for at least 4 days before serving.
This cauliflower hater likes the vegetable one way only: Pickled | Jim Webster | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostThe shallot vinaigrette can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Homemade condiments, dressings and toppings are a pathway to fast, flavorful cooking | Todd Kliman | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostMake fewer wings for a smaller group or refrigerate them and reheat them for a snack on Monday.
Our best Super Bowl recipes deliver big flavor for a smaller watch party | Kari Sonde | February 1, 2021 | Washington Post
MAKE IT AHEAD: Assemble the pot pies completely, cover tightly, and refrigerate for up to a day or freeze for up to a month.
Brush the packages all over with melted butter, cover, and refrigerate until ready to bake.
The inability to refrigerate has meant the end of perishables in Mosul such as meat and dairy.
ISIS Robs Christians Fleeing Its Edict in Mosul: Convert, Leave, or Die | Andrew Slater | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you are not serving immediately, refrigerate and bring to room temperature before serving.
If you didn't refrigerate overnight, it's not so hard, but a little messier.
Are you using heat-exchangers to help cool the air you pump into the buildings, before you use power to refrigerate it?
Sand Doom | William Fitzgerald JenkinsHere were vats of liquid helium, used in Collins engines to refrigerate the volatile rocket fuel.
Deepfreeze | Robert Donald Locke
British Dictionary definitions for refrigerate
/ (rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt) /
to make or become frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chill or freeze
Origin of refrigerate
1Derived forms of refrigerate
- refrigeration, noun
- refrigerative, adjective
- refrigeratory, adjective, noun
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