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marinate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæɹɪneɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1645; adapted from either French mariner or the earlier attested Italian marinare (“to pickle, marinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Late Latin marina (“brine, salt water”), short for aqua marina (“sea water”), from Latin marinus (“marine, of the sea”), from Latin mare (“the sea”) from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“the sea”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, rare) Marinated.

marinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæɹɪneɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1645; adapted from either French mariner or the earlier attested Italian marinare (“to pickle, marinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Late Latin marina (“brine, salt water”), short for aqua marina (“sea water”), from Latin marinus (“marine, of the sea”), from Latin mare (“the sea”) from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“the sea”).

Meanings

1. (ergative, transitive) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.
   • You'll get a better flavour from the chicken if you marinate it first.
   • After the chicken has marinated for two hours, discard the remaining marinade.
2. (ambitransitive) To allow a substance to be absobed into the hair or scalp.
   • Wrap a dry towel around the wet towel, and let your child's hair marinate for an hour. 2014 [2006], Ellen Sandbeck, Organic Housekeeping: In Which the Non-Toxic Avenger Shows You How to Improve Your Health and That of Your Family, While You Save Time, Money, and, Perhaps, Your Sanity (ebook), Scribner, page 400:
   • Let your scalp marinate while you shave. 2000, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men: From Heart Disease and Headaches to Flabby Abs and Fatigue, Random House Publishing Group, page 243:
   • oblucy: "vinegar... to marinate the scalp... oil... to lubricate the scalp..." 1992 September 3, Laura Potler (GSFC), “own private idaho”, in alt.peeves (Usenet):
3. (ambitransitive) Of a substance, to absorb into the hair or scalp.
   • [...] hair rather than the scalp, but as always, experiment. You can also play around with how long you leave the mixture on your head — some people have better results after letting the ACV marinate for a few minutes. 2015, Savannah Born, Shampoo-Free: A DIY Guide to Putting Down the Bottle and Embracing Healthier, Happier Hair (ebook), Skyhorse Publishing, unnumbered page:
   • a rejuvenating oil you use to saturate your hair and let it marinate from 15 minutes to 2 hours 2003 November 22, fig, “I met THE Philip B. today!”, in alt.fashion (Usenet):
4. (intransitive) Of ideas or feelings, to mentally develop over time.
5. (figuratively, informal) Especially of a haircut, to settle in and for one to get used to it.
   • It's not a bad haircut! You just got to let it marinate!

Forms

Deriveds

marination · marinate on

Relateds

maritime · marine · pickle · marinade

Translations (48)

de marinieren (soak in marinade) · es adobar (soak in marinade) · sl marinirati (soak in marinade) · pl zamarynować (soak in marinade) · ru замаринова́ть (soak in marinade) · uk замаринува́ти (soak in marinade) · cmn 腌泡 (soak in marinade) · az basdırmaq (soak in marinade) · ru маринова́ть (soak in marinade) · uk замарино́вувати (soak in marinade) · cs marinovat (soak in marinade) · gl mariñar (soak in marinade) · bg мариновам (soak in marinade) · ka მარინირება (soak in marinade) · pl zabejcować (soak in marinade) · th หมัก (soak in marinade) · io marinar (soak in marinade) · ta ஊறு (soak in marinade) · pl bejcować (soak in marinade) · nl marineren (soak in marinade) · fi marinoida (soak in marinade) · ru соли́ть (soak in marinade) · it marinare (soak in marinade) · uk маринува́ти (soak in marinade) · mi whakamara (soak in marinade) · cmn 腌 (soak in marinade) · es marinar (soak in marinade) · ja マリネにする (soak in marinade) · fr mariner (soak in marinade) · eo marini (soak in marinade) · tr marine etmek (soak in marinade) · pt marinar (soak in marinade) · lb abeezen (soak in marinade) · be замарынава́ць (soak in marinade) · be марынава́ць (soak in marinade) · yue 醃 /腌 (soak in marinade) · ca marinar (soak in marinade) · ka ამარინირებს (soak in marinade) · pl marynować (soak in marinade) · tr avcarlamak (soak in marinade) · no marinere (soak in marinade) · crh marinadlamaq (soak in marinade) · vi ướp (soak in marinade) · ta ஊறவை (soak in marinade) · is marínera (soak in marinade) · is marinera (soak in marinade) · id pemarinadean (soak in marinade) · hu pácol (soak in marinade)