1. preserve by chilling - many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil • Derivationally related forms: refrigerant, refrigeration, refrigerator • Hypernyms: preserve, keep • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator - refrigerate this medicine • Derivationally related forms: refrigerant, refrigeration, refrigerator • Hypernyms: cool, chill, cool down • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something