marinate
verb/ˈmærɪneɪt/
/ˈmærɪneɪt/
(also marinade)
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they marinate | /ˈmærɪneɪt/ /ˈmærɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it marinates | /ˈmærɪneɪts/ /ˈmærɪneɪts/ |
| past simple marinated | /ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle marinated | /ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form marinating | /ˈmærɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmærɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- marinate (something) if you marinate food or it marinates, you leave it in a marinade before cooking itTopics Cooking and eatingc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian marinare ‘pickle in brine’, or from French mariner (from marine ‘brine’).
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