marinate
Translation
to marinate
Examples
Marinate the chicken in lemon juice for an hour.
Marinate the chicken in lemon juice for an hour.
Let the ideas marinate in your mind for a while.
Let the ideas marinate in your mind for a while.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((in sth.)) to soak (sth.) in a liquid mixture to add flavour. Marinate the chicken in lemon juice.
Similar Words
Synonyms: soak, steep, infuse
Etymology
From Italian `marinare` 'to pickle', from `marino` 'marine', related to Latin `mare` 'sea'. Originally meant to preserve fish in seawater.
Memory Tips
Think of 'marine' (of the sea). You are soaking food in a liquid 'sea' of flavour.