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marinate

ma·ri·nate

UK/ˈmæɹɪneɪt/ US/ˈmɛrʌˌneɪt/ rare informal rare

verb

1.

soak in marinade

  • “marinade herring”
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Origin

First attested in 1645; adapted from either French mariner or the earlier attested Italian marinare (“to pickle, marinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Late Latin marina (“brine, salt water”), short for aqua marina (“sea water”), from Latin marinus (“marine, of the sea”), from Latin mare (“the sea”) from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“the sea”).

Phrases

  • marinate on

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