infrigidate

/ɪnˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪdeɪt/

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

"[…] 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; […]"

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

infrigidates (present, singular) infrigidating (participle, present) infrigidated (participle, past) infrigidated (past)

infrigidation

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How do you pronounce infrigidate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪdeɪt/.

What does infrigidate mean?

To make (something) cold; to chill.

Where does infrigidate come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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