marinate

verb

/ˈmærɪneɪt/

(also marinade)

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they marinate	/ˈmærɪneɪt/ /ˈmærɪneɪt/
he / she / it marinates	/ˈmærɪneɪts/ /ˈmærɪneɪts/
past simple marinated	/ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/
past participle marinated	/ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈmærɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form marinating	/ˈmærɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmærɪneɪtɪŋ/

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marinate (something) if you marinate food or it marinates, you leave it in a marinade before cooking it腌，浸泡（食物）；（食物）腌，浸泡Topics Cooking and eatingc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian marinare ‘pickle in brine’, or from French mariner (from marine ‘brine’).

BNC: 25621 COCA: 13230

marinate