• (British) IPA: /ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒəɹeɪt/

refrigerate (refrigerates, present participle refrigerating; past and past participle refrigerated)

1. (transitive, obsolete in general sense) To cool down, make cool.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970 ↗:

     , Bk.I, New York 2001, p.149:

     the other [artery] goes to the lungs, to fetch air to refrigerate the heart.

2. (transitive) Now specifically, to keep cool by containing within a refrigerator.

   Please refrigerate your uncooked meats at or below 40° Fahrenheit.

• refrigerant
• refrigeration
• refrigerator

• French: réfrigérer
• German: kühlen
• Portuguese: refrigerar
• Russian: храни́ть в холоди́льнике
• Spanish: refrigerar