refrigeratere‧fri‧ge‧rate /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
Refrigerate the mixture overnight.—refrigeration /rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINrefrigerate
Verb TableOrigin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of refrigerare, from frigerare ‘to make cold’VERB TABLE
refrigerate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | refrigerate |
| he, she, it | refrigerates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | refrigerated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have refrigerated |
| he, she, it | has refrigerated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had refrigerated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will refrigerate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have refrigerated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am refrigerating |
| he, she, it | is refrigerating | |
| you, we, they | are refrigerating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was refrigerating |
| you, we, they | were refrigerating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been refrigerating |
| he, she, it | has been refrigerating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been refrigerating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be refrigerating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been refrigerating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.
- Poultry, fish, and seafood should be kept refrigerated.
- Bacon should be kept refrigerated and although it can be frozen, freezing is not recommended because the product loses quality.
- Cover with cold water and refrigerate for 3 days, changing the water each day.
- Keep refrigerated in small plastic bottles until a demonstration.
- Leave to cool, then refrigerate until set.
- Make sure you refrigerate or freeze them quickly.
- Tightly wrap or store in covered containers all cooked meat, poultry, and fish and shellfish and refrigerate them promptly.
- When cool, refrigerate overnight with weight still on.
Longman Language Activatorto make food and drink cold► cool
Collocations to make food cold when it has been hot or warm: · Blow on the soup first to cool it.· Cool the jam by stirring it before putting it into jars.
► chill to make food or drink very cold, without freezing it: · Chill the salad for an hour or two before serving.· Put some ice in the sink, and we'll chill the drinks in there.
► freeze to make something extremely cold so that it freezes, in order to preserve it for a long time: · You can make a big batch and freeze some of it for later.· Don't freeze the rolls for longer than three weeks.
► refrigerate to put food or drink in a refrigerator in order to keep it cold and fresh: · Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.· Poultry, fish, and seafood should be kept refrigerated.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► overnight
to make something such as food or liquid cold in a refrigerator in order to preserve it → freeze: · When cool, refrigerate overnight with weight still on.· Cover and refrigerate overnight or for several hours.· Stir lightly to dissolve. Refrigerate overnight or at least 6 hours.· Let stand at room temperature 3 to 4 hours or refrigerate overnight.· Let sit 1 hour at room temperature or cover and refrigerate overnight.· It is best to refrigerate overnight.
NOUN► hours· Mix gently together, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.· Cover and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours.· Prepared foods should be refrigerated within two hours of serving.· Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.· Cool completely and then add duck pieces; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.· Cover and let stand at room temperature 1 hour or refrigerate up to 24 hours.· Pour over tomatoes, and refrigerate for three hours.
VERB► cover· Gently stir rice into chicken mixture. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.· Carefully pour sugar syrup over the oranges. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for several hours.· Smooth and level surface. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.· Combine cup brown sugar, pecans and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over batter. Cover and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours.· Pour egg mixture evenly over bread slices. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.· Dressing may be made a day ahead, covered and refrigerated.· Sauce can be covered and refrigerated 1 to 10 days.
Refrigerate the mixture overnight.—refrigeration /rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]