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Definition of marinate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

marinate

verb

NAmE//ˈmærəˌneɪt//

(also marinade) [transitive, intransitive] marinate (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they marinate

he / she / it marinates

past simple marinated

-ing form marinating

if you marinate food or it marinates, you leave it in a marinade before cooking it

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