# refrigerate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #42,854

## Definitions
1. To make (someone or something) cool; to cool down.
2. To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.

## Etymology
From participle stem of Latin refrigerō (“to make cold”), from re- + frigerō.

## Easily confused with
- **refrigerator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refrigerate-vs-refrigerator)
- **refrigerant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refrigerant-vs-refrigerate)

## Common misspellings (16)
`erfrigerate`, `reffrigerate`, `refirgerate`, `refrgierate`, `refriegrate`, `refrigearte`, `refrigeraet`, `refrigeratte`, `refrigerrate`, `refrigertae`, `refriggerate`, `refrigreate`, `refrrigerate`, `rerfigerate`, `rferigerate`, `rrefrigerate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/refrigerate