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marinate definition

mari·nate (mar′i nāt′)

transitive verb marinated -·nat′ed, marinating -·nat′·ing

to steep (meat, fish, etc.) in a marinade

Etymology: < It marinato, pp. of marinare, to pickle in brine < marino < L marinus: see marine

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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