1.
[syn: refrigerant, refrigerating]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Refrigerate \Re*frig"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Refrigerated (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Refrigerating.] [L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare;
pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris,
coolness. See Frigid.]
To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
refrigerating
adj 1: causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance
such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" [syn: refrigerant,
refrigerating]