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transitive verb refrigerated, refrigerating

to make or keep cool or cold; chill
to preserve (food, biologicals, etc.) by keeping cold or freezing

Origin: < L refrigeratus, pp. of refrigerare, to make cool or cold < re-, intens. + frigerare, to cool < frigus, cold: see frigid

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refrigeration noun
refrigerative adjective or refrigeratory

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transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin refrīgerāre, refrīgerāt-

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + frīgerāre, to make cool (from frīgus, frīgor-, coldness)

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re·frigˌer·aˈtion noun

re·frigˈer·aˌtive, re·frigˈer·a·toˌry (-ər-ə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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