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The word is refrigerate
Chong Dak Pinhead wrote:
> Sheldon wrote: > > On Dec 13, 7:35 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote: > >> Charlene Charette wrote: > >>> Steve Wertz wrote: > >>>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote: > >>>>> There is no d in refrigerate. > >>>> But there is in 'fridge'. *Go figure. > >>> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator". > >> And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced "fridge". > > >> nancy > > > Re is used as a preposition here meaning; in re, as to, regarding. > > Refrigerate means *regarding cold*. > > > M-W > > > re·frig·er·ate > > transitive verb > > Etymology: Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from > > re- + frigerare to cool, from frigor-, frigus cold — more at frigid > > Date: 1534 > > : to make or keep cold or cool ; specifically : to freeze or chill (as > > food) for preservation > > --- > > > re > > preposition > > Etymology: Latin, abl. of res thing — more at real > > Date: 1707 > > : with regard to : in re > > --- > > You're confusing the preposition Re with the prefix Re. The preposition > does indeed mean in regard to, however in this case it is the prefix Re > which means (among other things) again, in words such as rewrite and > reread. > > Refrigerate doesn't mean *regarding cold*, it means *to make cold again* > or more commonly *to make cold*. > > Both are from Latin so I can understand how you have been confused. Friggin' pinhead. |
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