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refrigerate

v.
US //ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒɝˌeɪt// UK //ɹɪfɹˈɪdʒəɹˌeɪt// re·frig·er·ate Archaic
Origin

From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō.

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