mar·i·nate [ márrə nàyt ](past and past participlemar·i·nat·ed, present participlemar·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singularmar·i·nates)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1. soak in sauce before cooking: to be placed or soaked in a marinade, or place or soak food in a marinade
2. give or undergo lengthy exposure: to be exposed to something for a long time, or cause somebody or something to be thoroughly immersed in something marinated in history
[Mid-17th century. < Italian marinare or Spanish marinar "pickle in brine" < Latin (aqua) marina "sea (water)," form of marinus< mare "sea"]
