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refrigerate
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re·frig·er·ate  (r-frj-rt)
tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
1. To cool or chill (a substance).
2. To preserve (food) by chilling.

[Latin refrgerre, refrgert- : re-, re- + frgerre, to make cool (from frgus, frgor-, coldness).]

re·friger·ation n.
re·friger·ative, re·friger·a·tory (-r--tôr, -tr) adj.

refrigerate [rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt]
vb
to make or become frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chill or freeze
[from Latin refrīgerāre to make cold, from re- + frīgus cold]
refrigeration  n
refrigerative  adj
refrigeratory  adj & n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.refrigerate - preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"
preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
2.refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"
cool, cool down, chill - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

refrigerate
verb cool, freeze, chill, keep cold Refrigerate the dough overnight.
Translations
refrigerate [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt] VTrefrigerar
refrigerate [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt] vtréfrigérer
refrigerate
vt (= chill)kühlen; (= freeze)tiefkühlen; “refrigerate after opening”„nach dem Öffnen kühl aufbewahren
refrigerate [rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt] vtrefrigerare


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Kirschvink's Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth model of severe, ten million-year-long global refrigerations when temperatures plummeted to -50[degrees]C, the world's oceans froze and all planetary biological activity was arrested only to be revived during short, brutal interglacials.
He established his own business in 1960, High-Low Refrigerations, later renamed to Gordon and Sons Refrigeration.
Awarding the money to Marlene Shields, 36, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff Kevin Drummond QC said van driver Alan Morrison, of Carmicharel Refrigerations, had caused the incident.
 
 
 
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