Definition
To make cold; to freeze or chill something.
Etymology
From Latin 'frigor' (cold) plus '-fy' (from 'facere,' to make or do). A rare verb form from older English, now mostly replaced by 'freeze' or 'chill' in modern usage.
Kelly Says
This verb is basically extinct—nobody says 'frigorify' anymore when 'freeze' works perfectly—but it shows how English used to pile Latin roots together to create action words!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ঠান্ডা করা
tha-anda kor-a
CACatalà
frigorificar
fri-go-ri-fi-kar
CSČeština
chladit
hlad-it
DEDeutsch
frigorisieren
fri-go-ri-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ψύχεται
psuhi-tai
ESEspañol
frigorificar
fri-go-ri-fi-kar
FAفارسی
سرد کردن
sard kar-dan
FISuomi
jäähdyttää
jah-hyt-taa
FRFrançais
frigorifier
fri-go-ri-fier
HIहिन्दी
ठंडा करना
thanda karna
IDBahasa Indonesia
dinginkan
din-gan-kan
ITItaliano
frigorificare
fri-go-ri-fi-ka-re
KO한국어
차갑게 하다
cha-gap-ge ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
sejukkan
se-juk-kan
NLNederlands
frigoriseren
fri-go-ri-se-ren
PLPolski
frigorizować
fri-go-ri-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
frigorificar
fri-go-ri-fi-kar
RORomână
frigorifica
fri-go-ri-fi-ka
RUРусский
охладить
okh-la-dit
SWKiswahili
baridi
ba-ri-di
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்வி
ku-li-r-vi
THไทย
ทำให้เย็น
thame-hae yen
TRTürkçe
soğutmak
soh-ut-mak
UKУкраїнська
охолодити
okh-lo-di-ty
URاردو
سرد کرنا
sard kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm lạnh
lam lanh
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo