MARINADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marinade mean? 

• MARINADE (noun)
  The noun MARINADE has 1 sense:

1. mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking

  Familiarity information: MARINADE used as a noun is very rare.

• MARINADE (verb)
  The verb MARINADE has 1 sense:

1. soak in marinade

  Familiarity information: MARINADE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARINADE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("marinade" is a kind of...):

condiment (a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment)

Derivation:

marinade; marinate (soak in marinade)

• MARINADE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they marinade    ... he / she / it marinades   
Past simple: marinaded   
Past participle: marinaded   
-ing form: marinading   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Soak in marinade

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

marinade; marinate

Context example:

marinade herring

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

infuse; steep (let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs marinade the vegetables

Derivation:

marinade (mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking)