Definition of REFRIGERATE

refrigerate

Meanings

Verb

  • preserve by chilling
    • "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"
  • cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
    • "refrigerate this medicine"
  • To make (someone or something) cool; to cool down.
  • To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.

Origin / Etymology

From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō.

Synonyms

fridge

Scrabble Score: 15

refrigerate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
refrigerate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
refrigerate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

refrigerate is a valid Words With Friends word