refrigerate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To cool or chill (a substance).
2. To preserve (food) by chilling.

[Latin refrīgerāre, refrīgerāt- : re-, re- + frīgerāre, to make cool (from frīgus, frīgor-, coldness).]

refrigeration re·frig'er·a'tion n.
refrigerative re·frig'er·a'tive or re·frig'er·a·to'ry (-ər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

v

Definition: chill, usually in storage
Antonyms: defrost, heat, warm

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1. therapeutic application of low temperature. See also induced hypothermia.
2. a major part of the preservation of perishable food, biologicals and other materials by chilling or freezing.

• r. test — see chylomicron test.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: preserve by chilling, as of food

Meaning #2: cool or chill, as in a refrigerator

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - køle, afkøle, nedkøle

Nederlands (Dutch)
koud/koel maken, eten etc. invriezen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réfrigérer, frigorifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - kühlen, einfrieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταψύχω/-ομαι, ψύχω/-ομαι, παγώνω

Italiano (Italian)
refrigerare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - refrigerar, congelar

Русский (Russian)
охлаждать, замораживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - refrigerar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kyla ner

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使冷却, 使清凉, 使变冷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使冷卻, 使清涼, 使變冷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 냉장하다, 냉각시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 冷やす, 冷凍する, 冷蔵する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبرد أو يثلج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קירר, החזיק בקירור, הקפיא‬

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