mar·i·nate 
(mărə-nāt′)
(mărə-nāt′)v. mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing, mar·i·nates
v.tr.
To soak (meat, for example) in a marinade.
v.intr.
To become marinated.
[Probably from Italian marinato, past participle of marinare, to marinate; see MARINADE.]
mar′i·nation n.