What does refrigerate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, obsolete in general sense) To cool down, make cool.
  2. (transitive) Now specifically, to keep cool by containing within a refrigerator.
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Mix oats in, spread onto a lightly greased glass baking dish, and refrigerate.
Pour the mixture into individual ramekins, molds or mini-savarin rings and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Peel the onion for the garnish and cut into paper-thin slices, separate the rings and set in a small bowl of iced water, cover and refrigerate.
We buy the bulbs in the fall, refrigerate them for six to eight weeks, then plant them after Christmas.
Hurricane victims can use ice to refrigerate food, preserve medicine, and cool off in the summer heat.
If the room temperature is above 90 F, refrigerate perishable foods within one hour.

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