English verb: refrigerate | |||
1. | refrigerate (change) preserve by chilling | ||
Samples | Many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep, preserve | ||
2. | refrigerate (change) cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator | ||
Samples | Refrigerate this medicine. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chill, cool, cool down | ||