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chill vs refrigerate

refrigerate vs chill

chill is a noun but refrigerate is not a noun.

chill and refrigerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chill Yes No Yes No
refrigerate No No Yes No
As verbs, refrigerate is a hyponym of chill; that is, refrigerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chill:
  • chill: make cool or cooler
  • refrigerate: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
Other hyponyms of chill include quench, ice.
chill (noun) refrigerate (noun)
coldness due to a cold environment
a sudden numbing dread
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
chill (verb) refrigerate (verb)
loose heat cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
make cool or cooler preserve by chilling
depress or discourage
Difference between chill and refrigerate

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