MARINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marinate mean? 

• MARINATE (verb)
  The verb MARINATE has 1 sense:

1. soak in marinade

  Familiarity information: MARINATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARINATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they marinate    ... he / she / it marinates   
Past simple: marinated   
Past participle: marinated   
-ing form: marinating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Soak in marinade

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

marinade; marinate

Context example:

marinade herring

Hypernyms (to "marinate" is one way to...):

infuse; steep (let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs marinate the vegetables

Derivation:

marinade (mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking)