re|frig|er|ate

re|frig|er|ate
re|frig|er|ate «rih FRIHJ uh rayt», transitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
to make or keep (food, drinks, laboratory supplies, or scientific specimens) cold or cool: »

Milk, meat, and ice cream must be refrigerated to prevent spoiling.

[< Latin refrīgerāre (with English -ate1) < re- against + frīgēre to freeze, related to frīgidus cold, frigid]

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