REFRIGERATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does refrigerate mean? 

• REFRIGERATE (verb)
  The verb REFRIGERATE has 2 senses:

1. preserve by chilling

2. cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator

  Familiarity information: REFRIGERATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFRIGERATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they refrigerate    ... he / she / it refrigerates   
Past simple: refrigerated   
Past participle: refrigerated   
-ing form: refrigerating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Preserve by chilling

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

refrigerate this medicine

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)

 Context examples 

A refrigerated cabinet or room for preserving materials at or below 32F (0C).

(Freezer, NCI Thesaurus)

Precise analysis may be possible with a smartphone app. The test could overcome the clinical and logistical travails of other tests, including the need to transport samples and refrigerate them.

(Test for life-threatening nutrient deficit is made from bacteria entrails, National Science Foundation)

We investigated, and the lab said the blood vial was never refrigerated as it should have been and that they had a tiny disclaimer at the bottom of the report (that neither my doctor nor I had noticed) saying that the results might not be accurate.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

To reduce your risk: • Use precooked and ready-to-eat foods as soon as you can • Avoid raw milk and raw milk products • Heat ready-to-eat foods and leftovers until they are steaming hot • Wash fresh fruits and vegetables • Avoid rare meat and refrigerated smoked seafood

(Listeria Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)