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REFRIGERATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator

Example:

refrigerate this medicine

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "refrigerate" is one way to...):

chill; cool; cool down (make cool or cooler)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

refrigerant (any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator))

refrigerant (causing cooling or freezing)

refrigeration (the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes)

refrigerator (white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Preserve by chilling

Example:

many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "refrigerate" is one way to...):

keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

refrigerant (causing cooling or freezing)

refrigeration (the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes)

refrigerator (white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures)

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