marinate

mar·i·nate  (mr-nt)

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.

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[Probably from Italian marinato, past participle of marinare, to marinate; see marinade.]

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mari·nation n.

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marinate

Verb

[-nating, -nated] to soak in marinade [Italian marinare to pickle]

marinated adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

marinate - soak in marinade; "marinade herring" marinade cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

Translations

marinate [ˈmærɪneɪt] vt → adobar

marinate [ˈmærɪneɪt] vt → (faire) mariner

marinate [ˈmærɪneɪt] vt → marinieren

marinate [ˈmærɪneɪt] vt → marinare