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infrigidate

/ɪnˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪdeɪt/

infrigidate verb: to make (something) cold; to chill.

Verb

infrigidate (third-person singular simple present infrigidates, present participle infrigidating, simple past and past participle infrigidated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make (something) cold; to chill.
    • […] I vvas not deceived in expecting, that the dry ſalt, remaining in the pipkins, being rediſſolved in a due proportion of vvater, vvould very conſiderably infrigidate it; […]1666 July 29 (Gregorian calendar), Robert Boyle, “A New Frigorifick Experiment, Shewing How a Considerable Degree of Cold may be Suddenly Produced without the Help of Snow, Ice, Hail, Wind, or Nitre...

infrigidate meaning in Bengali

infrigidate in Bengali

কোনো কিছু ঠান্ডা করা, শীতল করা

Forms of infrigidate

third-person singular presentinfrigidates
present participleinfrigidating
past participleinfrigidated
pastinfrigidated

Origin of infrigidate

From Latin infrigidatus, past participle of infrigidare (“to chill”). See in- and frigid.

Questions about infrigidate

What does infrigidate mean?
Infrigidate means to make (something) cold; to chill.
What is infrigidate in Bengali?
Infrigidate in Bengali is কোনো কিছু ঠান্ডা করা, শীতল করা. See Infrigidate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is infrigidate?
Infrigidate is a verb.
How do you pronounce infrigidate?
Infrigidate is pronounced /ɪnˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪdeɪt/.
What is the past tense of infrigidate?
The past tense of infrigidate is infrigidated.

Words near infrigidate in the dictionary

  1. infrequently
  2. infriction
  3. infrictions
  4. infrigidant
  5. infrigidants
  6. infrigidate
  7. infrigidated
  8. infrigidates
  9. infrigidating
  10. infrigidation
  11. infrigidative

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