Refrigerate /(-āt)/

Re·frig·er·ate

Refrigerate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Refrigerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Refrigerating

[L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare; pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris, coolness. See Frigid.]

To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.

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