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