1. (

• refrigerate ,

) preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil" ;

2. (

• refrigerate

) cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine" ;

1. (

• refrigerant ,
• refrigerating

) causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" ;