different between refrigerate vs refrigerator

English

Etymology

From participle stem of Latin refriger? (“to make cold”), from re- + friger?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f??d???e?t/

Verb

refrigerate (third-person singular simple present refrigerates, present participle refrigerating, simple past and past participle refrigerated)

1. (transitive, obsolete in general sense) To cool down, make cool.
   • , 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.

Related terms

• refrigerant
• refrigeration
• refrigerator

Translations

See also

• refrigeration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Verb

refrigerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of refrigerare
2. second-person plural imperative of refrigerare
3. feminine plural of refrigerato

Latin

Verb

refr?ger?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of refr?ger?

English

Etymology

From refrigerate +? -or

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???f??d?????e?t?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???f??d?????e???/, /???f??d?????e???/

Noun

refrigerator (plural refrigerators)

1. A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).
2. A similar device used to keep non-food items cold, such as blood, photographic film, drugs, or pharmaceuticals like insulin.
3. One who has a chilling influence.
   • 1852-53, Charles Dickens, Bleak House

     […] in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator.

Synonyms

• chiller
• coolchest
• fridge, frigerator
• icebox

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

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Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /re.fri?.?e?ra?.tor/, [r?f?i?????ä?t??r]

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.fri.d??e?ra.tor/, [r?f?id???????t??r]

Verb

refr?ger?tor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of refr?ger?

Romanian

Etymology

From French réfrigérateur

Noun

refrigerator n (plural refrigeratoare)

1. refrigerator

   Synonym: frigider

Declension