refrigerate
/ɹɪfˈɹɪdʒəˌeɪt/rih-FRIH-jur-ayt
/ɹɪfˈɹɪdʒɚˌeɪt/rih-FRIH-jur-ayt
Meaningto make cold again
Common meaning: to make cold
- reagain; back
- frigcoldLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 782 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘again’ + ‘cold’ → refrigerate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin frīgus; frīgidus ‘cold’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry frīgus, p. 782 · dictionary scan
Roots
- frīgus; frīgidus Latin “cold”
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