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re·frig·er·ate (-ə rāt′)
transitive verb refrigerated -·at′ed, refrigerating -·at′·ing
- to make or keep cool or cold; chill
- to preserve (food, biologicals, etc.) by keeping cold or freezing
Etymology: < L refrigeratus, pp. of refrigerare, to make cool or cold < re-, intens. + frigerare, to cool < frigus, cold: see frigid
Related Forms:
- refrigeration re·frig′·era′·tion noun
- refrigerative re·frig′·era′·tive adjective or refrigeratory re·frig′·era·to′ry (-ə rə tôr′ē)
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