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mar·i·nate

 (măr′ə-nāt′)
v. mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing, mar·i·nates
v.tr.
To soak (meat, for example) in a marinade.
v.intr.
To become marinated.

[Probably from Italian marinato, past participle of marinare, to marinate; see marinade.]

mar′i·na′tion n.
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marinate

(ˈmærɪˌneɪt)
vb
(Cookery) to soak in marinade
[C17: probably from Italian marinato, from marinare to pickle, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine]
ˌmariˈnation n
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mar•i•nate

(ˈmær əˌneɪt)

v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to steep (food) in a marinade.
[1635–45; probably < Italian marinato, past participle of marinare to pickle. See marine, -ate1]
mar`i•na′tion, n.
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marinate


Past participle: marinated
Gerund: marinating

Imperative
marinate
marinate
Present
I marinate
you marinate
he/she/it marinates
we marinate
you marinate
they marinate
Preterite
I marinated
you marinated
he/she/it marinated
we marinated
you marinated
they marinated
Present Continuous
I am marinating
you are marinating
he/she/it is marinating
we are marinating
you are marinating
they are marinating
Present Perfect
I have marinated
you have marinated
he/she/it has marinated
we have marinated
you have marinated
they have marinated
Past Continuous
I was marinating
you were marinating
he/she/it was marinating
we were marinating
you were marinating
they were marinating
Past Perfect
I had marinated
you had marinated
he/she/it had marinated
we had marinated
you had marinated
they had marinated
Future
I will marinate
you will marinate
he/she/it will marinate
we will marinate
you will marinate
they will marinate
Future Perfect
I will have marinated
you will have marinated
he/she/it will have marinated
we will have marinated
you will have marinated
they will have marinated
Future Continuous
I will be marinating
you will be marinating
he/she/it will be marinating
we will be marinating
you will be marinating
they will be marinating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been marinating
you have been marinating
he/she/it has been marinating
we have been marinating
you have been marinating
they have been marinating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been marinating
you will have been marinating
he/she/it will have been marinating
we will have been marinating
you will have been marinating
they will have been marinating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been marinating
you had been marinating
he/she/it had been marinating
we had been marinating
you had been marinating
they had been marinating
Conditional
I would marinate
you would marinate
he/she/it would marinate
we would marinate
you would marinate
they would marinate
Past Conditional
I would have marinated
you would have marinated
he/she/it would have marinated
we would have marinated
you would have marinated
they would have marinated
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marinate

To tenderize and flavor food before cooking by soaking it in a seasoned liquid.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.marinate - soak in marinademarinate - soak in marinade; "marinade herring"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
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marinate

marinade
verb souse, soak, steep, immerse Marinate the chicken for at least four hours.
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Translations
marinovat
marinere
marinoida
marinirati
マリネにする
양념장에 담그다
marinera
หมัก
ướp

marinate

[ˈmærɪneɪt]
A. VTadobar
B. VIestar en adobo
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marinate

[ˈmærɪneɪt]
vtfaire mariner
vimariner
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marinate

vtmarinieren
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marinate

marinade [ˈmærɪˌneɪt] vtmarinare
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marinate

يُخَلِّلُ marinovat marinere marinieren μαρινάρω adobar marinoida mariner marinirati marinare マリネにする 양념장에 담그다 marineren marinere zamarynować marinada, marinar мариновать marinera หมัก terbiye sosuna yatırmak ướp 腌泡
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Readers who have a specific food item in mind to marinate (like chicken or fish) may have to do a bit of skimming to see all their options, since the book is organized by type of marinade rather than the food to be marinated.
With a sharp knife, make cuts in the legs to skin depth, then add the legs to the bowl, combine and marinate in the fridge, covered, overnight.
Place the chicken slices into the bowl, stir well to coat and leave to marinate for five minutes.