marinate

[ mar-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈmær əˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), mar·i·nat·ed, mar·i·nat·ing.

to steep (food) in a marinade.

Origin of marinate

1635–45; probably < Italian marinato, past participle of marinare to pickle. See marine, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM marinate

mar·i·na·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marinate

marinade marinate

Example sentences from the Web for marinate

British Dictionary definitions for marinate

marinate
/ (ˈmærɪˌneɪt) /

verb

to soak in marinade

Derived forms of marinate

marination, noun

Word Origin for marinate

C17: probably from Italian marinato, from marinare to pickle, ultimately from Latin marīnus marine