Definition of Marinate

1. Verb. Soak in marinade. "The chefs marinate the vegetables"; "Marinade herring"

Exact synonyms: Marinade
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Infuse, Steep
Derivative terms: Marinade, Marinade

Definition of Marinate

1. v. t. To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of marinade.

Definition of Marinate

1. Verb. To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marinate

1. to soak in a seasoned liquid before cooking [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]

Medical Definition of Marinate

1. To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of marinade. See: Marine, and cf. Marinade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marinate

marimastat
marimba
marimbalike
marimbas
marimbist
marimbists
marimonda
marina
marinade
marinaded
marinades
marinading
marinara
marinaras
marinas
marinate (current term)
marinated
marinates
marinating
marination
marinations
marine
marine animal
marine archaeology
marine archeology
marine biologist
marine biologists
marine biology
marine climate
marine creature

Literary usage of Marinate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined: Comprising Ample Directions for by John Mollard (1802)
"To make marinate. TA KE a little gravy, vinegar, salt, whole black pepper, a few bay leaves, onions sliced, a clove of garlick, and a little thyme. ..."

2. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-table Directory: In which Will by Charlotte Campbell Bury (1844)
"Salmon, to marinate. Cut your salmon in round slices about two inches thick, and tie it with matting, like sturgeon; season it with pepper, mace, and salt; ..."

3. Practical Cooking and Serving: A Complete Manual of how to Select, Prepare by Janet McKenzie Hill (1902)
"If boiled dressing be used, marinate the chicken with part of that, ... SHRIMP-AND-CUCUMBER SALAD Break the shrimps in pieces and marinate with French ..."

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