Sekirov Dictionary

marinate

/ˈmæɹɪneɪt/

verb 5
adjective 1
forms 3
phrases 1

verb5

•
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.
•
To allow a substance to be absobed into the hair or scalp.
- oblucy: "vinegar... to marinate the scalp... oil... to lubricate the scalp..." — 1992
•
Of a substance, to absorb into the hair or scalp.
- a rejuvenating oil you use to saturate your hair and let it marinate from 15 minutes to 2 hours — 2003
Of ideas or feelings, to mentally develop over time.
•
(informal, figurative) 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!

adjective1

(rare) Marinated.

forms

marinated · marinating · marinates

Phrases with marinate

marinate on
To consider thoroughly; to ponder for a while.

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