refrigerate C2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ UK /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #76510 Meanings 1 verb cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator If we get too near the sun and get too warm, we have a refrigerating machine to cool us off. Thesaurus Word family Forms refrigerating Derived forms rerefrigerate Related forms refrigerantrefrigerationrefrigerator Etymology From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # refrigerate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 76510 ## Meanings 1. cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator ## Examples - If we get too near the sun and get too warm, we have a refrigerating machine to cool us off. ## Derived Forms - rerefrigerate ## Related Forms - refrigerant - refrigeration - refrigerator ## Etymology From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown