how to pronounce refrigerate
/ɹɪfˈɹɪdʒɚˌɛɪt/
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refrigerate is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of refrigerate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… that refrigerate it for …”
meanings of refrigerate
verb:
- To cool down, make cool.
- Now specifically, to keep cool by containing within a refrigerator.
refrigerate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word refrigerate occurs in english on average 7.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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