The meaning of Refrigerate

noun

An unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one's surroundings, or the body.

Usage examples:

There was a chill in the air

verb

Make (someone) cold.

Usage examples:

They were chilled by a sudden wind

adjective

Chilly.

Usage examples:

The chill grey dawn

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Usage examples:

We dived into the river to cool off

phrasal verb

Make cool or cooler

noun

An instance of cooling down; a reduction in temperature.

noun

A period of moderate physical activity such as walking or jogging, conducted after vigorous exercise in order to reduce the chance of injury.

noun

A container or a small room, operated by electricity, that stores food at a very cold temperature so that it becomes solid and can be kept safely for a long time

Usage examples:

The seeds were stored in a deep freeze until needed., he took some food from the deep-freeze and pr…

verb

(with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.

Usage examples:

In the winter the milk froze

noun

An act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state.

Usage examples:

Workers faced a pay freeze

verb

To become cold enough to become solid

Usage examples:

[ i ] the rainwater froze overnight, leaving the roads icy., [ i ] freeze! keep your hands up!, [ t…

noun

Frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.

Usage examples:

She scraped the ice off the windscreen

verb

Decorate (a cake or biscuit) with icing.

Usage examples:

If they can't wait long enough to ice fairy cakes, have some extra that can be eaten immediately.

suffix

Forming nouns such as service, police, and abstract nouns such as avarice, justice.