transitive verb
-·nat·ed, -·nat·ing to steep (meat, fish, etc.) in a marinade
Origin of marinate
from Italian marinato, past participle of marinare, to pickle in brine from marino from Classical Latin marinus: see marinemarinate
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marinate
verb
mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing, mar·i·natesverb
transitiveTo soak (meat, for example) in a marinade.
verb
intransitiveTo become marinated.
Origin of marinate
Probably from Italian marinato past participle of marinare to marinate ; see marinade .Related Forms:
- mar′i·na′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present marinates, present participle marinating, simple past and past participle marinated)
Origin
Probably from Italian marinare, marinate or pickle.
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